Arriba PR & Communications

29/10/2025

27/10/2025

So thrilled with this piece of PR we secured for Speech New Zealand!! They are doing such a great work to help migrants feel connected in Aotearoa with this first of a kind bilingual course!

Migrants from 10 countries learned English and te reo in Rotorua.

16/10/2025

So thrilled that TWO of the award categories we entered for our client Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa have made it to finalists of the Hawke's Bay Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2025.
Outstanding Social Impact, and Outstanding Māori and Pasifika Business. Whoop Whoop!

Announcing the finalists for the Pan Pac Hawke's Bay Business Awards! We’re celebrating the excellence, innovation, and leadership that make our region thrive. These businesses have demonstrated outstanding achievement, creativity, and community impact truly representing the best of Hawke’s Bay.

🌟 Best Micro Business – Sponsored by EIT Hawke's Bay
• OMG Solutions
• Sacred Space Cleaning
• Contentment PR & Communications

💛 People’s Choice – Sponsored by Napier City Council - Te Kaunihera o Ahuriri
• Cleva Chiropractic
• Pēpi Eats
• Hygge at Clifton Bay

🚀 Best Emerging Business – Sponsored by Hastings District Council - Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Heretaunga, a Growing District
• RossAi
• Cleva Chiropractic
• MTF Finance Napier

🌿 Outstanding Māori and Pasifika Business – Sponsored by Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Inc
• Kauwaka
• Kahu Scaffolding Ltd - Hawke's Bay
• Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa

💬 Outstanding Social Impact – Sponsored by MediaWorks New Zealand & The Breeze Hawke's Bay 97.5FM
• MTF Finance Napier
• Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa
• Hōhepa Hawkes Bay

🏗️ Excellence in Business – Sponsored by Unison
• Bizdom
• HB Homes & Commercial - Transportable & Off‑Site Builds
• Brittin Builders / Brittin Painting

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be shining a spotlight on these incredible finalists leading up to our Business Awards Gala on Friday 14 November at the Napier War Memorial Centre.

🏆 Winners including the Leader of the Year sponsored by 2degrees and the Supreme Award Winner brought to you by our principal sponsor Pan Pac Forest Products will be revealed at the Gala.
🎟️ Tickets are available now at hbbusinessawards.nz don’t miss out!

08/10/2025

So thrilled with the PR for Song Quest!

We arranged for Dame Kiri Te Kanawa spoke on TVNZ 1 Breakfast with Aziz Al-Sa'afin this morning about the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation becoming the new Principal Partner of the Song Quest.

And an interview with Dame Kiri and Song Quest 2022 winner Filipe Manu aired this evening on 1News!

She has sung for queens, presidents, and packed concert halls across the world, but Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's greatest legacy may now be what she leaves behind.

31/08/2025

Suffering in silence

I felt pretty chuffed to be asked for interview by The Post's education reporter Hana McCallum on the major issue with thousands of tamariki in Aotearoa who haven't developed the oral communication skills required when they start school.

In 2024, an ERO report highlighted concerns about the impact of Covid-19 on oral language development in children aged up to 7. The pandemic limited children's social interactions and increased screen time, reducing opportunities to develop oral language. In fact, a child's vocab at age 2 is strongly linked to their literacy and numeracy achievement at age 12.

As a speech, drama and public speaking teacher of 70 students, I was asked by The Post for my thoughts on oral communication for young people and how it sets them up for excellent skills they can use during their teen years (leadership opportunities, confidence, empowerment, job interviews) and in the workforce ( speaking at work events, dealing with clients, co-workers, and promotional opportunities). I only wish every child was given these opportunities. Speech New Zealand is doing wonderful things with trying to deliver oral communication in primary schools and teacher training.

I also encouraged The Post to interview Aaliyah Middleton who has been working for me teaching a year 7 class and at the same time studying to complete her Speech and Drama teaching qualification. Aaliyah, a former student of mine, who went all the way up to Diploma level, sums it all up really with "If I had not taken speech and drama classes, I don't believe I would have taken the opportunities that led me to being Deputy Head Girl and Head of College Council in my last year of school. I wouldn't have had the confidence to stand before the whole school or lead choirs, or to apply for jobs knowing I could communicate well."

My other teacher Zoe Dzapasi is also an example of someone who completed her Diploma in Speech and Drama at St Oran's, achieved several leadership positions at school and is now teaching two classes for me whilst studying at university.

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29/08/2025

It's been a huge month for Arriba PR and we have been working hard behind the scenes to give our clients the profile they deserve.

One such client is the Queen of fundraising Jenni Giblin who is the founder of Funding HQ and is shaking up the fundraising landscape. She's not only created a digital platform to help charities, sports organisations and the arts sector develop their fundraising capabilities but she's recently spotted a gap in the market - a growing crisis of schools struggling to fundraise.

With 28,000 charities competing for grants, shrinking gaming trust proceeds, and falling volunteer numbers for galas and raffles, schools are being squeezed out of traditional funding streams, says the seasoned fundraiser.
As Jenni says “Despite recent government budget boosts, most additional funding is directed toward classroom support - leaving schools still struggling to fund essential areas such as IT equipment, playground upgrades and additional teaching support and extracurricular activities

That's where FundED comes in - it offers schools a suite of fundraising modules covering everything from how schools can tell their stories of impact and transformation, securing a diverse range of funders - from businesses, philanthropists, trusts and regular giving - to how to look after, and steward, funding partners.
I am super proud of the beautiful coverage secured in a range of media outlets particularly in Stuff.co.nz (twice!) - thanks Gill South for a epic SME business story as well as a wonderful TV piece Whakaata Māori (Māori Television) at Nuhaka school near Wairoa who are going to benefit significantly from this platform and Radio NZ National.
Check out the Stuff story https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/360799152/fresh-thinking-fundraising-schools-leads-second-not-profit-venture

17/08/2025

Thrilled to have helped spread the word about the amazing mahi Speech New Zealand are doing in the migrant communication space! Love this story we pitched and secured on a successful Migrant Workplace Communication Training programme in Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty Times 😀

29/07/2025

Love advocating for my clients… this is a really special story and highlights the great mahi Tatau Tatau o Te Wairoa is doing in the region.. it needs more government investment and support to continue this crucial work!

Lucky Hawkins was forced out after floodwater mixed with chemicals from the business next door swept through her property.

19/06/2025

Looking forward to this opportunity - thanks Speech New Zealand 😀

Elevate your oral communication skills with Speech New Zealand. Explore our courses, examinations, and resources designed for students, professionals, and teachers.

18/03/2025

Really thrilled to have pulled together this piece of work for our client Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa!
Have a read of the newsletter and the wonderful mahi they are doing in their rohe.

📬 Our First Newsletter is Here!
Exciting news from Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa!

Our very first newsletter is here, and we can’t wait to share it with you! This is just the beginning of an exciting journey where we bring you the latest updates, stories, and all things happening in our community.

Read the full newsletter now and let us know what you think! Your feedback is always welcome.
https://mailchi.mp/ttotw/tui-tuia-panui-issue-1-2025

07/03/2025

Fantastic evening at Exhibitions Gallery to celebrate The Post’s Creative Power List for 2025!
Grateful to a media organisation who is such a huge advocate of the arts 🎭