AUCKLAND, Today: Laura Tupou, one of New Zealand’s beloved TV journalists, is gearing up for a new challenge. She’s diving into weather reporting for stuff.co.nz and ThreeNews as their new weather correspondent.

AUCKLAND, Today: One Plus One Communications, a leader in Aotearoa’s corporate communications landscape, has just celebrated the promotion of three standout team members this month, following an exceptional year.

NEW YORK, Today: The New York Festivals® AME Awards®, celebrating 31 years of spotlighting marketing and advertising excellence, has just announced the 2025 AME Awards Grand Jury.

AUCKLAND, Today: The House of Wellness, a leading health and beauty brand in New Zealand, is making waves on the airwaves in partnership with The Breeze, Aotearoa’s top music station.

AUCKLAND, Yesterday: Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI), a leading independent sell-side advertising company, is teaming up with Sky New Zealand. This partnership introduces programmatic advertising to Sky’s premium live and on-demand sports streaming platform, Sky Sport Now.

AUCKLAND, Today: VMO announced today a significant expansion of its market-leading office media network across New Zealand.

AUCKLAND, Today: Today’s data from Nielsen Ad Intel and CMI highlights a curious trend in New Zealand’s advertising landscape: Passenger vehicle ads are now the seventh biggest category, pulling in a hefty $122 million in ad investments from January to December 2024.

AUCKLAND, Today: Chemistry has promoted Sarah Chernishov and Matt Watts to joint Executive Creative Directors. The award-winning pair have been instrumental in boosting the agency’s creative output and securing significant new business.

AUCKLAND, Today: Trident is back after a five-year break, rolling out a national brand campaign starting January 27, just in time for the Chinese Lunar New Year, and it will run until March.