AA Insurance, for over three years a client of Special Group, has put its creative, direct and media business up for pitch. Although AA marketing manager Melodie Vickars was reluctant to discuss any aspect of the pitch, she did confirm to M+AD that it was taking place.

Jetmax Media, which describes itself as “NZ’s premier travel media supplier” is now the exclusive media supplier of Jetstar assets across NZ.

Baby boomers, the country’s largest market segment, may be one of our most misunderstood and overlooked generations, according to new research from Colmar Brunton.

Hamilton-based Enlighten Designs has expanded its presence to Auckland by committing to a flexible, shared workspace in Newmarket, announced today.

John Dix, author of arguably the best and most in-depth history of NZ rock’n’roll, is about to produce a third, revised edition of his celebrated book.

Coca-Cola New Zealand has unveiled the next phase of its Coke Come Alive campaign, which aims to “capture the voice and attention of consumers over the summer months, and introduce the brand to new customers and engaging with existing Coke loyalists”.

Stranded in Paradise author John Dix, High Times director David Herkt, Lyttleton poet Ben Brown, Red Mole’s Martin Edmond, NZ poets Shane Hollands & Elizabeth Smither & Michael Gould, publisher/poet David Merritt (that’s his image on the cover, above), singer/songwriter Katy Soljak, muso George Henderson, muso/commix creator Will Saunders, poet Sandra Bell, writer Jon McLeary, Paremoremo Prison inmate/creative writing student Ngawiki (a pseudonym), social worker Allan McEvoy, poets Janet Frame, Brittany Travers and Jeffrey Paparoa Holman – all feature in the latest edition of Phantom Billstickers’ Cafe Reader.

Taika Waititi’s new film Hunt for the Wilderpeople – a dramatisation of Barry Crump’s 1986 novel Wild Pork & Watercress – is to premiere at the opening weekend of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in the prestigious Friday night slot at the Eccles Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah.