Blog Posts March 2012

Sharing the spoils

A recent trip to Melbourne showed New Zealand is not alone in grappling with the thorny question of public money subsidising major sporting events.

Posted by Sam Halstead on Friday 30th Mar 2012

A communicator for our times – Sir Paul Callaghan

Working in the PR team at Victoria University in the early 2000s, I had the privilege to work alongside many brilliant academics – many of whom seemed to operate at a higher level than a mere arts grad like me!

Posted by Juliet Montague on Monday 26th Mar 2012

Has online killed the deadline?

When is an embargo not an embargo? When it is broken. 

Posted by Fiona Morris on Friday 23rd Mar 2012

Conserving conversations for tomorrow

Man Booker prize-winning author Alan Hollinghurst entertained a full house at the Writers & Readers Week session at the Embassy Theatre last weekend, talking at length about his famed 2005 novel, The Line of Beauty, and his latest book, The Stranger’s Child.

Posted by Mark Russell on Friday 16th Mar 2012

Ideas and innovation

In business we are constantly told that innovation is the key to success. It is critical to progress and grow, whether it is discovering unmet needs, finding a better way, or creating a new product.

Posted by Anna Kominik on Monday 5th Mar 2012