Mary Dobbyn provides expert proofreading and editing services for New Zealand’s corporate sector primarily. With more than 25 years of experience across annual reports, sustainability reports and corporate communications, she is the trusted choice for organisations where accuracy and professional presentation matter.
Corporate report and annual report proofreading
Annual reports and sustainability reports are among the most scrutinised documents your organisation will publish. A single error can undermine months of work and damage stakeholder confidence. Mary provides meticulous proofreading of a wide variety of media, including:
- Annual and interim reports
- Sustainability and ESG reports
- Investor presentations and prospectuses
- Board papers and governance documents
- Company profiles and capability statements
Marketing and communications editing
Every piece of external communication reflects your organisation’s professionalism. Mary’s editing ensures your brand voice is consistent and your content is error free across:
- Branding and marketing material
- Brochures, catalogues and price lists
- Newsletters and magazines
- Website content
- Investment proposals
Mary has a particular interest in magazine proofreading, with extensive experience across architectural and trade publications. She currently works on a number of private school magazines and year books, bringing the same rigour to regular publications as she does to one-off corporate documents.
Training and educational literature
Operating manuals, training guides and educational materials demand clarity and precision. Mary ensures your internal and external training content is accurate, consistent and professionally presented.
Why human proofreading still matters
AI writing and grammar tools are increasingly common – but they are not a substitute for an experienced human proofreader. Spelling and grammar checkers miss context. AI tools introduce errors of their own. A document that has passed through AI tools can still contain:
- Homophone errors (their/there/they’re, its/it’s, your/you’re)
- Inconsistent terminology, figures or formatting across long documents
- Factual anomalies between sections
- Tone and style that doesn’t match your brand voice or house style
- Table and figure reference errors
AI processes your document; a human understands it.
AI tools are trained on information that is not always accurate – and increasingly on content that is itself AI generated. AI has no understanding of context, no professional judgement, and no accountability for the output it produces.
In corporate communications – where a published error in an annual report can carry reputational, regulatory or financial consequences – that is a significant risk. A human proofreader reads your document with genuine comprehension. They catch not just what is technically wrong, but what is misleading, inconsistent, or out of step with your organisation’s voice and standards.
Professional credentials AI can’t match
Mary is a member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) – the UK’s leading professional body for editors and proofreaders. CIEP membership requires a commitment to professional standards and ongoing development. AI has not taken courses, sat assessments, or demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development by joining a professional body.
At the CIEP’s 2025 annual conference, professional editors were united: human expertise remains essential for high-stakes corporate documents. The cost of professional proofreading is modest compared with the consequences of a published error.
How we work
Formats accepted
Word documents and PDFs, submitted by email. Marked-up copy returned promptly by the same method.
Confidentiality
All documents are treated as strictly confidential.
Turnaround
Overnight and weekend services are available on request – often essential during report production season.
