News and views

18 July 2016 | 2 min read

It guides us in everything we do. From the clients we work with, the causes we fight for, the relationships we develop and even those we choose to end: professional integrity is an important part of defining who we are. In the world of communications, where we help people tell their stories, our individual beliefs are more important than you might think.

12 July 2016 | 2:30 min read

We bring you the sixth edition of recommended reading from the SenateSHJ team. Because we believe one should always have something sensational to read on the train* and elsewhere. 

Who are all these Trump supporters? George Saunders

1 July 2016 | 1:20 min read

Wellington Senior Client Director Marg Joiner pays tribute to all the retiring public servants and reflects on the importance of including officials in your government relations planning.

30 June 2016 | 1:30 read

“That most valuable of analytical tools”, former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke used to like to say about hindsight. And so it has proved for everyone who failed to pick the dash by Britons from Europe last week.

Suddenly some new learnings look startlingly clear. And nearly all are from a public relations and communications perspective.

29 June 2016 | 2:20 min read

Each year we see the circulation of national newspapers continue to drop, and within the next 10 years we will see even more significant change to the media landscape and how we consume news.

20 June 2016 | 1:15 min read

The following article is adapted from a lecture SenateSHJ Partner Ziena Jalil gave to Massey University communications and public relations students on international public relations, based on her experience as a regional director for Education New Zealand in India.

9 June 2016 | 1:20 min read

SenateSHJ is proud to be taking part in this years’ Run Melbourne event, in support of our community partnership with the Missing Persons Advocacy Network (MPAN).

31 May 2016 | 2 min read

Ziena Jalil and Hugo Shanahan have joined the partnership at our Auckland office, bringing even more smart thinking to solve our clients’ most challenging problems.

16 May 2016 | 2 min read

When did you last say that? ‘Now here’s the thing’ seems to have appeared from nowhere, maybe four or five years ago. It was the opening line du jour for every fashionable columnist as a sign of coolness – or to cause irritation in the rest of us, who thought that hearing it once was more than enough.