NZ agencies Colenso BBDO and Y&R swept through the 2016 Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity, taking out five Grand Prix between them – three for Colenso’s celebrated Brewtroleum campaign, and two for Y&R’s equally celebrated McWhopper campaign. Colenso was also named Agency of the Year, and Clemenger BBDO Wellington won the Creative Effectiveness Spike.

Colenso BBDO (22), FCB (15), DDB Group (10), True (8), Special Group (7), Clemenger BBDO (7), Barnes Catmur & Friends Dentsu, Saatchi & Saatchi (4), bcg2 (3), JWR (3) led the way in the Effies 2016 finalists list, unveiled by CAANZ this morning.

Air New Zealand is in the midst of a media review on both sides of the Tasman, according to a report in Aussie news service Mumbrella.

The Overseas Investment Office has approved the proposed merger between Fairfax Media’s New Zealand assets and NZME, although the deal still needs NZME shareholder and Commerce Commission approval to go ahead, NBR reports.

To celebrate the launch of Bonbon Couture, the new eau de perfume by L’oréal’s Viktor & Rolf, fashion illustrator Piet Paris and Holland-based creative production studio Ambassadors have created custom illustrations, brought to life through animated storytelling.

Colenso BBDO, Special Group (NZ & Australia), Eleven PR, Revolver Films, and TNS Global are names that resonate in NZ as Sydney-based B&T names the finalists for its Agency of the Year.

FCB New Zealand has launched its first campaign for Massey University, which the agency says breaks from some of the more traditional concepts of the tertiary sector.

Sydney-based production company Goodoil Films – an outfit with strong Kiwi connections – has shot a new spot for Aussie online dating service RSVP, made with The Core Agency, Sydney.