{"id":21150,"date":"2025-06-04T20:59:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T20:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/?p=21150"},"modified":"2026-02-10T19:42:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:42:05","slug":"association-update-june-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2025\/06\/04\/association-update-june-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Association Update – June 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Association Update - June 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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And just like that we\u2019re in June and the NZ Sign Conference and Awards of Excellence are only days away! This year is really flying by fast, mentally I\u2019m still in January though the dark evenings keep reminding me I am not. I am really looking forward to connecting with everybody at conference this year, it promises to be a great week of events, and extremely well attended with numbers reaching pre-Covid highs, and some sessions fully booked out. I am also looking forward to celebrating with the industry at the Sign Display Awards. I\u2019ve been sneaking a look at the entries and can\u2019t wait to watch the winners be presented with their medals. Due to a technical glitch with the awards platform last year, we\u2019ve decided not to release the entries until after the awards evening. It will be well worth a look once they are live though, as there is some outstanding work on display.<\/p>

Last week we got out and about in Auckland, representing the industry at a series of Career Expos and flying the Signee flag. We\u2019d like to say a big thank you to those sign shops and suppliers who came and donated their time and supplies to help us with this venture. The students showed a real interest in sign making, with many of them putting their names forward to learn more about the Signee course. Now our challenge is finding work experience placements for all those who were interested \u2013 a chance for the industry to step forward and put their hands up to help educate the sign makers of tomorrow. If this is something you can help with, please do let us know!<\/p>

The May intake for Master Sign Maker has now wrapped up and with that final flurry of applications we now have a great line-up of quality sign shops set to achieve the accreditation and receive their plaques at the upcoming awards ceremony. We hope that seeing these legends get recognised will be a driver for more sign shops to take on the challenge and work towards achieving the accreditation for themselves.<\/p>

Following conference we will continue running regional meetings throughout the country. However, I\u2019d like to remind members that these meetings are only effective when you make the effort to attend. Lately, we\u2019ve had several instances where people have RSVP\u2019d but not shown up on the night. Running these meetings takes time, effort, and money, so we kindly ask that if you say you\u2019re coming, please commit to being there. These meetings happen because you\u2019ve asked for them, and we can only continue if the support is there. Moving forward we will only run meetings where we meet a minimum number of confirmed attendance, otherwise the expense is just too great.<\/div><\/div>
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I also wanted to remind members to take advantage of the Taxi platform, for which NZSDA members get a discount. I know June is a hard month for every industry, and Taxi provides a way to access funds short-term without the risk and expense of lending from a bank. It really is an incredible system, and well worth just creating an account to have there in case it is needed during the harder months.<\/p>

Keeping it short and sweet this month as I\u2019m busy with all the pre-conference chaos!<\/p>

M\u0101 te kotahitanga e whai kaha ai t\u0101tou. <\/strong>Through unity we have strength.<\/em><\/p>

Ng\u0101 mihi,<\/p>

Mikayla Hopkins
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