Nelson-based communications and marketing agency WPR has been named a finalist in the prestigious Golden World Awards, run by the International Public Relations Association (IPRA).
WPR is a finalist in the Community Relations – Agency category, recognising its role working with local iwi, Ngāti Koata.
The agency supported Ngāti Koata and its CCKV Maitahi Development partners in engaging the public around plans to build affordable housing for whānau on land in Kākā Valley, Nelson/Whakatū.
“I’m honoured that our work has been recognised by IPRA alongside world-class public relations campaigns,” says WPR Principal Advisor Jacquie Boer. “IPRA works to promote enhanced standards of ethics and social responsibility in public relations practice – two values that are deeply important to us at WPR.”
Jacquie Boer founded WPR in 2012 and has worked in communications for 30-years. She was recently appointed deputy chair of the national committee of Public Relations Institute of New Zealand (PRINZ) and Chair of the PRINZ College of Fellows.
“I’m honoured to have been appointed to these roles and will bring a regional consultancy perspective to the national committee. Serving PRINZ members and the College of Fellows in this way is a career highlight for me and I thank my fellow national committee members for this opportunity,” says Jacquie.
Winners of the IPRA Golden World Awards will be announced in July (www.ipra.org).
