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Proactive crisis communication enhances company reputation
What do you do when you have a 50-metre-high earth dam holding back millions of litres of water, and your engineers have just confirmed an official ‘dam safety deficiency’, due topotential erosion within the dam structure?
Steve Attwood
Clean up your digital footprint
From politicians to leaders of industry, New Zealanders need to think seriously about ‘spring cleaning’ their digital profiles to make sure they don’t become victims of ‘cancel culture’.
A supreme achievement at 2021 PRINZ Awards
Convergence work was recognised by our peers with the announcement we are co-winners of the New Zealand Public Relations Institute’s 2021 overall Supreme award, for the most outstanding communications campaign of the year.
Jessica Cartwright
Navigating radical change in NZ’s media landscape
The Covid wrecking ball has left its mark on New Zealand news media. National advertising revenue halved almost overnight as we went into nationwide lockdown, leaving most media outlets hastily reviewing their business plans.
Significant victory in fight to save native New Zealand dolphins
A nationwide ban on drift netting is among a raft of new, stricter fishing and environmental protections announced as part of a Government plan to protect endangered New Zealand native dolphins.
Jessica Cartwright
Top 10 Communication Trends for 2020
Where should your public relations and marketing efforts be focussed in 2020? Convergence predicts the following will be key trends for companies to consider.
Award-winning year for Ethique
The rise of sustainability entrepreneur Brianne West and the exponential growth of her global brand Ethique, have been recognised with a fourth placing in the 2019 national Deloitte ‘Fast 50’ awards.
Leigh Harris
Understanding the proposed Plan Change 7
Convergence has provided communications and public relations services to Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL) for more than a decade. Our work involves resource consent communications, media relations, farmer and community engagement, and issues management.
Generation Homes looks at new ‘quarter acre dream’ for Kiwis
In the current housing market, there is no better time to discuss whether the quarter-acre dream is still within reach for Kiwis and our long-term client, top 10 group home builder Generation Homes, was keen to have a say.