New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) is leading the way with outstanding creative client campaigns, evident by their wins at the Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers’ Association (PANPA) held in Sydney last week. NZME took home six PANPA Awards in total, three for work produced for national and local clients.
MDS teams stand out from 4000
The honours for NZ from this year’s AdStars Awards keep on rolling in, with news that two MDS AdSchool teams have scored in the Innovation category.
NZ part of global recall for the fire-prone Samsung Note 7
Spark and Vodafone say they will honour a product recall by Samsung. The company announced over the weekend that it will replace its Galaxy Note 7 in New Zealand as part of a global recall following reports of the phone exploding or catching fire.
Augusto’s record-breaking McCaw movie
New Zealanders are flocking to Augusto’s first movie, Chasing Great – the story of our much-loved All Black Richie McCaw. The film has opened in cinemas around the country after its premier earlier this week.
TVNZ completes building refurbishment
The three-year refurbishment of TVNZ’s Auckland headquarters has ended with the new building officially re-opened by the prime minister this morning – 26 years after its first opening by the Queen in 1990.
Do you want music with your coffee
An international campaign is about to kick-off for NESCAFÉ® Dolce Gusto®, the unconventional premium coffee system, with Will.i.am, fronting a new TVC called ‘Creativity Reinvents The Classics’. The campaign celebrates the power of creativity to deliver outstanding quality through a parallel between music and coffee creativity.
Clemenger’s road safety TVC gets international honours and imitators
It’s a hard watch but Clemenger BBDO Wellington’s ‘Mistakes’ road safety commercial has scored the International Honour Award at AdStars Festival and the concept has been picked up and screened in many countries around the world. The commercial features two drivers in a hopeless conversation leading up to an inevitable and nasty crash.
Chemistry Interaction challenges Kiwis to Face their Fears
This week marks the start of Blue September and a campaign by Chemistry Interaction to raise awareness of prostate cancer and to challenge kiwi men to get a health check.
Whybin gets the westie look for new Woodstock campaign
Whybin\TBWA’s has made a series of gritty images the centrepiece of its campaign for Independent Liquor New Zealand’s Woodstock Black launched in Auckland this week. The Woodstock Black creative is a celebration of time, championing the wrinkles, tattoos, and eclectic jewellery earned over the lives of the characters that feature in the work.
UK booze ban on rum TVC
A commercial for Captain Morgan Rum has been banned by the UK advertising watchdog for suggesting alcohol can improve people’s confidence. The ad went to-air in May and is set on a pirate ship and features a man dancing and swinging on a rope with the Captain Morgan face superimposed over his own.
