Government Relations
& Strategic Communications
Lillis Clark ensures your organisation’s voice is heard by decision makers.
Strategic Communications
Advising on and planning your communications to confidently get your message across.
Government Relations
Navigating Wellington to ensure decision makers learn from your insights.
Public Policy
Ensuring public policy matches the needs of your business so you can get ahead.
Crisis Response
Supporting you through your organisation’s toughest challenges.
Our approach
If your organisation needs to talk to politicians, decision-makers or the public, we can ensure you have the right plan to be heard.
We advise clients so they can speak with confidence to their audience. We achieve success by applying our combined expertise covering a multitude of sectors and industries to your engagement and communications strategy.
Our collaboration with clients involves matching the specific needs of the project with the most effective mix of channels and messages to persuade and influence your target audience.
Anna Lillis
DIRECTOR
Anna is a leading government relations and media specialist with nearly two decades of experience in the political and public affairs sector. She is known for her strengths in strategic communications, crisis management, and stakeholder engagement, and for her ability to deliver clear, disciplined messaging across complex issues.
Kenny Clark
DIRECTOR
Kenny has worked in and around New Zealand’s government sector for twenty years. Throughout his career, he has had inside experience of our political environment, Executive Government, Parliamentary process, political parties, and the work of the public service.
Conor Whitten
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Conor works on some of Lillis Clark's most complex accounts spanning aviation, agri-tech, infrastructure, retail, and government services. Conor brings a sharp eye for how policy decisions develop and operate in the real world, and how organisations can get ahead of them.
Oliver Couchman
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Ollie brings a rigorous analytical edge to government engagement using his legal background and experience across previous political and public sector roles. Ollie works to overcome policy problems by implementing well-timed, well-argued advocacy strategies to make a difference.
Emily van Velthooven
CONSULTANT
Emily works across a range of Lillis Clark's government relations and strategic communications accounts, spanning social services, aviation, tertiary education, transport, emergency services, and NGOs.
Erica Guy
ASSOCIATE
Erica is a highly experienced government relations, strategic communications and public relations practitioner. She provides tailored engagement and communications advice to support companies and organisations to build and protect their reputation with all stakeholders.
Charlotte Campbell
OFFICE MANAGER
Charlotte deals with the day-to-day running of the Lillis Clark office as well as supporting clients to host some of the most marquee events in the Parliamentary calendar, including the Rocket Lab and Halter functions.
