{"id":245,"date":"2023-12-20T19:34:48","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T19:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/don.digital\/nzsda\/?page_id=245"},"modified":"2024-05-07T22:18:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T22:18:07","slug":"news-and-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/news-and-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"245\" class=\"elementor elementor-245\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5699f51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5699f51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87bbbc9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87bbbc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News.<br>Updates.<br>Announcements.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af9c037 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af9c037\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a84173 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"9a84173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-22971 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-award-winner-spotlight\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/07\/19\/scott-walklin-named-2026-innovative-champion-for-pushing-the-boundaries-of-signmaking\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/187-1N0A2445-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22973\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/187-1N0A2445-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/187-1N0A2445-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/187-1N0A2445-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/187-1N0A2445-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/187-1N0A2445-2048x1537.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Award Winner Spotlight<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/07\/19\/scott-walklin-named-2026-innovative-champion-for-pushing-the-boundaries-of-signmaking\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tScott Walklin Named 2026 Innovative Champion for Pushing the Boundaries of Signmaking\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Scott Walklin from Sign Network has been named the winner of the 2026 Innovative Champion Award at the NZ Sign Display Awards<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/07\/19\/scott-walklin-named-2026-innovative-champion-for-pushing-the-boundaries-of-signmaking\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Scott Walklin Named 2026 Innovative Champion for Pushing the Boundaries of Signmaking\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 19, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-22955 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-nzsda-updates\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/association-update-july-2026\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/M_Hopkins-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-19687\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/M_Hopkins-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/M_Hopkins-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/M_Hopkins-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/M_Hopkins-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/M_Hopkins-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">NZSDA Updates<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/association-update-july-2026\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAssociation Update &#8211; July 2026\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>After spending the first half of the year busy producing the Sign &#038; Print Expo, it has been nice to refocus on some of the other projects we have on the go.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/association-update-july-2026\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Association Update &#8211; July 2026\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 15, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-22947 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-nzsda-updates\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/presidents-post-july-2026\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logan_Sutton-e1751577479670-258x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21191\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logan_Sutton-e1751577479670-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logan_Sutton-e1751577479670-882x1024.jpg 882w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logan_Sutton-e1751577479670-768x892.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logan_Sutton-e1751577479670-1322x1536.jpg 1322w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logan_Sutton-e1751577479670-1763x2048.jpg 1763w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logan_Sutton-e1751577479670.jpg 1825w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">NZSDA Updates<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/presidents-post-july-2026\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPresident&#8217;s Post &#8211; July 2026\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The months are getting colder and wetter as we move deeper into winter, but that doesn&#8217;t mean the opportunities disappear. If anything, winter gives us a chance to work on our businesses just as much as in them.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/presidents-post-july-2026\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about President&#8217;s Post &#8211; July 2026\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 15, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-22927 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-award-winner-spotlight\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/singleton-signs-achieves-master-sign-maker-accreditation\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Roll-of-Honour-1-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22933\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Roll-of-Honour-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Roll-of-Honour-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Roll-of-Honour-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Roll-of-Honour-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Roll-of-Honour-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Award Winner Spotlight<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/singleton-signs-achieves-master-sign-maker-accreditation\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSingleton Signs Achieves Master Sign Maker Accreditation\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>After 35 years in business, Singleton Signs have reached an impressive milestone, becoming the 29th company in New Zealand to achieve Master Sign Maker accreditation.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/singleton-signs-achieves-master-sign-maker-accreditation\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Singleton Signs Achieves Master Sign Maker Accreditation\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 6, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-22868 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-nzsda-updates\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/presidents-post-reflections-from-expo-awards\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logan_Sutton-e1751577479670-258x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21191\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logan_Sutton-e1751577479670-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logan_Sutton-e1751577479670-882x1024.jpg 882w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logan_Sutton-e1751577479670-768x892.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logan_Sutton-e1751577479670-1322x1536.jpg 1322w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logan_Sutton-e1751577479670-1763x2048.jpg 1763w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logan_Sutton-e1751577479670.jpg 1825w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">NZSDA Updates<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/presidents-post-reflections-from-expo-awards\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPresident&#8217;s Post &#8211; Reflections from Expo &amp; Awards\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>First day back in the office today, and I&#8217;m still riding the high after an incredibly rewarding week at the 2026 Sign &#038; Print Expo and Sign Display Awards of Excellence.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/presidents-post-reflections-from-expo-awards\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about President&#8217;s Post &#8211; Reflections from Expo &amp; Awards\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 25, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-22836 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business-advice\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/meet-the-team-at-stand-51-growing-businesses-through-their-people\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-design-11-300x240.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22039\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-design-11-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-design-11.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Business Advice<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/meet-the-team-at-stand-51-growing-businesses-through-their-people\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMeet the Team at Stand 51 \u2013 Growing Businesses Through Their People\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Over the past year, Network HR has expanded its range of services, enabling us to provide end-to-end people, leadership, training, and workplace solutions through our family of brands.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/meet-the-team-at-stand-51-growing-businesses-through-their-people\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Meet the Team at Stand 51 \u2013 Growing Businesses Through Their People\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 9, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-22831 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/nzsda-presidents-welcome-to-expo\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logan_Sutton-e1751577479670-258x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21191\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logan_Sutton-e1751577479670-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logan_Sutton-e1751577479670-882x1024.jpg 882w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logan_Sutton-e1751577479670-768x892.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logan_Sutton-e1751577479670-1322x1536.jpg 1322w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logan_Sutton-e1751577479670-1763x2048.jpg 1763w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logan_Sutton-e1751577479670.jpg 1825w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Uncategorized<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/nzsda-presidents-welcome-to-expo\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNZSDA President&#8217;s Welcome to Expo\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Welcome to Future &#038; Focus, the biggest NZ Sign &#038; Print Expo yet!<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAn absolute truckload of work has gone into planning and delivering this event, and I\u2019m incredibly proud of what the NZSDA team, board, exhibitors, sponsors, speakers, volunteers, and supporters have pulled together.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/nzsda-presidents-welcome-to-expo\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about NZSDA President&#8217;s Welcome to Expo\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 8, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-22806 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-industry-updates\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/sign-print-expo-nick-kapica-on-wayfinding-urban-experience-and-human-centred-design\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CB01589-Details-021-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22809\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CB01589-Details-021-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CB01589-Details-021-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CB01589-Details-021-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CB01589-Details-021-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CB01589-Details-021-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Industry Updates<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/sign-print-expo-nick-kapica-on-wayfinding-urban-experience-and-human-centred-design\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSign &amp; Print Expo: Nick Kapica on Wayfinding, Urban Experience and Human-Centred Design\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Ahead of Sign &#038; Print Expo 2026 on 17 June, Design Assembly sat down with Nick Kapica to chat about wayfinding, typography, public spaces, and the subtle design decisions that help people feel confident, comfortable, and connected to the places around them.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/sign-print-expo-nick-kapica-on-wayfinding-urban-experience-and-human-centred-design\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Sign &amp; Print Expo: Nick Kapica on Wayfinding, Urban Experience and Human-Centred Design\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 3, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-22749 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-nzsda-updates\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/association-update-may-2026\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/M_Hopkins-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-19687\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/M_Hopkins-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/M_Hopkins-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/M_Hopkins-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/M_Hopkins-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/M_Hopkins-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">NZSDA Updates<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/association-update-may-2026\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAssociation Update &#8211; May 2026\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Awards judging has officially wrapped up for 2026, and boy did you lot make it hard for the judges this year! With almost 300 entries, all at an incredibly high standard, the judges spent over 30 hours each poring over every detail before making their decisions. Feedback from the judges was&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/association-update-may-2026\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Association Update &#8211; May 2026\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 12, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-load-more-anchor\" data-page=\"1\" data-max-page=\"51\" data-next-page=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/245\/page\/2\/\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-pagination\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\t\t\t<span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Page<\/span>1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/245\/page\/2\/\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Page<\/span>2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/245\/page\/3\/\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Page<\/span>3<\/a>\n<span class=\"page-numbers dots\">&hellip;<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/245\/page\/51\/\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Page<\/span>51<\/a>\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News.Updates.Announcements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-245","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19088,"href":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/245\/revisions\/19088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}