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The life of a press release
14 July 2025 - Dogs on beaches, their effect on wildlife, and how to best manage this subject - a much discussed topic. And the discussion is not always balanced! Read on to compare release and resulting print by accessing the two files on the details page of this news item.
TO ACCESS THE FILES
Below is the press release from our trust and the resulting print in the media (GB Weekly). Understanding the restraints print media are under, fitting a message which is starting out 'whole' into a predefined space can change its focus, so we are posting both write-ups here.
Original press release:
https://www.goldenbaypenguins.org.nz/doc/Press release dog cooperation - MPT 2025.pdf
Article in the Golden Bay Weekly:
https://www.goldenbaypenguins.org.nz/doc/Actual Print.jpg
Our aim was to encourage dialogue! Dog owners, please get in touch if you would like to work together on improving red tape around this subjet.
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