Catchment groups that tell their story well, who are clear on who they are and what they're doing and why, are well connected to their communities. They have built long-lasting and robust relationships, have raised awareness, and have a strong and positive local, and in some cases, national reputation.

The benefits from these connections and having a positive reputation can be measured in years and in wellbeing and resilience, as well as in tangible engagement outcomes.

In this course

• Understand the value of a well-planned communications approach to help meet your catchment group objectives.

• Explore who you might want to engage with and why.

• Look at storytelling and the media, social media, and other tactics.

• Hear from catchment group members who are actively communicating with their communities

• Develop a high-level basis for building your own plan of action.

• Understand the value of whanaungatanga in building relationships.