Just four days to go to the creative event of the year (before the other creative event of the year). CAANZ holds its pre-Axis Q+A, with Peter Vegas in the chair, this Thursday evening at the Pt Chev RSA. The theme this year is Nothing Beats Winning at Your Local.

The Herald on Sunday and the Otago Daily Times stand out in the latest Nielsen National Newspaper Readership Survey as the only daily or weekly newspapers to post an increase in readership.

BBDO shops Colenso (NZ) and Clemenger (Melbourne) have the most finalists going into the APAC Effies award show in Singapore on Friday 21 April.

Indie agencies sharply lifted their profile at last week’s NZDM Awards, picking up a total of 30 awards, to sit nicely alongside the bigger agencies’ score of 58.

The rather gorgeous rebuild of TVNZ headquarters in Auckland is covered in some detail – with some fine images from photographer Patrick Reynolds – in the latest issue of AGM Publishing’s Architecture Now.

Online music service Pandora has appointed Carat NZ & Australia to manage its media strategy, planning and buying across Australia and New Zealand. 

The Advertising Standards Authority has adopted a new, comprehensive Children & Young Persons Advertising Code, following recommendations from an independent panel.