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The Public Good
Boutique entertainment PR agency based in Auckland
The Public Good is a public relations agency dedicated to promoting interesting, innovative and talented people, great stories and inspiring ideas.
Company director Tamar Münch has more than 20 years' experience as a publicist in the entertainment industry in both New Zealand and Australia and is a strategic and creative thinker with great local media and industry relationships and a diverse marketing & communications skill-set.
The Public Good is so named to honour the notion that, like a good story well told, a public good is something that is beneficial to all.
The Public Good - Latest News [Page 2]
Show Me Shorts 2025 Award Nominees Announced
Monday, 29 September 2025, 3:22 pm | Show Me Shorts Film Festival
There are sixteen films and music videos nominated across eight categories. The most nominated film is When The Geese Flew, directed by Arthur Gay with three nominations. More >>
MOHI Unveils Soul-Stirring Title Track ‘THE FLOWERS THAT GROW FROM CONCRETE PAVEMENTS’
Friday, 19 September 2025, 2:06 pm | The Public Good
The genre-bending finale of Side B lands today, ahead of the full 12-track album dropping October 1st More >>
Day One Shorts To Premiere At New Zealand’s Top Short Film Festival
Wednesday, 3 September 2025, 2:55 pm | Show Me Shorts Film Festival
The films were created as part of the Day One Shorts programme, commissioned by Day One Hāpai te Haeata with funding from NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho. More >>
Screenrights Announces $300k Cultural Funding Including Support For Two Aotearoa Projects
Wednesday, 27 August 2025, 11:27 am | Screenrights
Among them are two Aotearoa New Zealand initiatives: Jack Media’s Te Piringa: A Programme for Indigenous Wellbeing in Screen Storytelling and Script to Screen’s Script Development Workshops for Deaf, Disabled and Neuro Diverse creatives. More >>
Young Emerging Filmmakers Premiere Their Stories At Show Me Shorts Film Festival
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 12:17 pm | Show Me Shorts Film Festival
The films were created as part of the Day One Shorts programme, commissioned by Day One Hāpai te Haeata with funding from NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho. The programme aims to provide upskilling opportunities for young people wanting to explore impact ... More >>
Award-Winning Musician MOHI Shares Raw New Single I Need U, Out Today
Friday, 4 July 2025, 8:39 am | The Public Good
Through his signature blend of R&B, soul, and lyrical honesty, MOHI creates a space where pain is met with compassion. I NEED U is a sonic confession - both a reckoning and a release - delivered with rawness, groove, and melodic grace. More >>
Trailer Release For Samuel Van Grinsven’s Haunting Canterbury-set Ghost Story, Went Up The Hill
Friday, 13 June 2025, 1:10 pm | The Public Good
Starring acclaimed international actors Vicky Krieps (Corsage, Phantom Thread), Dacre Montgomery (Stranger Things, Elvis), and iconic New Zealand performer Sarah Peirse (Heavenly Creatures, Sweet Tooth), the film is a supernatural thriller rooted in ... More >>
Celebrate Matariki With 'Matariki Mā Puanga' Live From Ohakune
Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 7:27 am | the public good
This year's theme recognises the sacred relationship between the stars Matariki (Pleiades) and Puanga (Rigel), both of which rise in Aotearoa’s eastern sky before dawn during the winter season. More >>
THE HOUSE WITHIN: Trailer & Release Date Revealed For Acclaimed Dame Fiona Kidman Documentary
Monday, 19 May 2025, 12:13 pm | The Public Good
Directed by Joshua Prendeville, The House Within is the first-ever documentary to explore the personal and literary legacy of Dame Fiona Kidman - one of New Zealand’s most respected and influential writers. At 84, Kidman remains a towering figure in ... More >>
Award-Winning Musician Mohi Drops New Single ‘Just Kids’ & Confirms Release Date For More New Music In 2025
Friday, 9 May 2025, 9:38 am | The Public Good
MOHI’s new music, which is being released under the umbrella title of The Flowers That Grow, comprises ‘Side A’ of a year-long project which will see him continue to release more fresh tracks throughout the year to complete his personal storytelling ... More >>
French Film Festival Aotearoa Celebrates Its 19th Year With Another Magnifique Programme Announcement
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 8:49 am | the public good
The 2025 edition features 23 hand-selected films, showcasing the very best of contemporary French cinema - from epic blockbusters and Cannes favourites to dramas, romances and quirky comedies. More >>
Flowers In Hendo New Single By Award-winning Musician Mohi Out Now
Friday, 4 April 2025, 8:13 am | The Public Good
Dropping today, Flowers in Hendo is a deeply personal track that marks a significant shift in both sound and storytelling for MOHI. It’s a heartfelt letter to the artist’s younger self, capturing some of the raw truths of growing up in Henderson (“Hendo”), ... More >>
Trailer & Release Date Revealed For Kiwi Neo-Western Horror Forgive Us All
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 9:18 am | The Public Good
Set in a post-apocalyptic world where a virus has transformed humans into violently deranged cannibals, FORGIVE US ALL follows Rory, a bereaved mother who has lost everything and takes refuge in an isolated mountain cabin, until a desperate wounded stranger ... More >>
Dr Jo Prendergast Brings Her New Hit Comedy Show Cancer And Cartwheels To NZ International Comedy Festival
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 12:08 pm | The Public Good
Drawing on her personal experience of surviving breast cancer, Dr Jo delves into themes of resilience, body neutrality, menopause, healthcare inequality, and the emotional toll of illness, all wrapped up in her signature wit through her unique ... More >>
Screenrights Cultural Fund Opens For Applications With $300,000 Funding Pool
Friday, 14 February 2025, 12:17 pm | Screenrights
The Fund offers up to $50,000 per project with a total pool of $300,000 for initiatives that foster the creation and appreciation of screen content in Australia and New Zealand. More >>
Cosmopolitan Australia Magazine Returns To Aotearoa Empowering Women To Own Their Story
Monday, 10 February 2025, 1:46 pm | Cosmopolitan
With a mission of embracing, celebrating, and empowering women from both sides of the ditch, Cosmopolitan Australia has already invigorated the women's lifestyle publication landscape in Australia and is set to do the same in New Zealand. More >>
World Premiere Of Feature Documentary Prime Minister Set For Sundance Film Festival 2025
Thursday, 12 December 2024, 10:31 am | Dark Doris
Dark Doris Producer Cass Avery said: "We are dedicated to creating and enabling meaningful films and projects that drive social change and PRIME MINISTER encapsulates that kaupapa. This film puts an intimate lens on a unique leader during a historical time.“ More >>
Feature Documentary The Haka Party Incident In Cinemas January 30, 2025
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 4:30 pm | The Public Good
From visionary director Katie Wolfe comes an unflinching documentary of a forgotten history retold from every side. More >>
Kevin & Co Appoints Joanne Law As Commercial Development Director
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 9:03 am | Kevin and Co
Law brings to the newly-established role her extensive media experience and a proven track record in the development, financing and commissioning of unscripted programming. More >>
NZ Feature Film Wins Big At Santa Fe International Film Festival
Monday, 4 November 2024, 4:21 pm | The Public Good
Loren Taylor’s bittersweet comedy feature film THE MOON IS UPSIDE DOWN won the Special Jury Award for Narrative Feature at the 2024 Santa Fe International Film Festival. It also won Best First Feature at the A-List POFF Tallinn Black Nights ... More >>
