Also leading a charge against breast cancer is Auckland-based agency Blackfoot client Bridgestone, which is once again selling pink caps to raise funds for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation during October. 

APN Outdoor last night held their first annual digital outdoor creative challenge, with Pixel361° coming to fruition in Auckland. The event was won by DDB’s Nick Dellabarca & Liz Richards who took home the prize of a trip to SXSW held in Austin, Texas in March 2016. The Highly Commended/People’s Choice Award went to Aaron Carbines and Mike Felix of Us&Co who picked up a $500 travel voucher and a Canon digital camera.

FCB NZ recently launched a campaign for It’s Not OK to shine a light on the prevalent issue of family violence in New Zealand. Contrary to popular belief, violence occurs in every sector of society, including high socio-economic households too – a shocking one in four. To tell this story, rather than an ad, FCB created an unexpected article in the pages of the glossy June/July issue of HOME magazine.

CAANZ is preparing again to open up the call for entry for Axis 2016. “This year we are fortunate to have retained Barnes Catmur ceo Daniel Barnes as our chairman, and have welcomed DDB CCO Damon Stapleton as our new Axis Convenor for 2016,” said CAANZ ceo Paul Head.

A red letter day is turning pink for an important cause. The NZ Effie Awards on Thursday 8 October falls during Breast Cancer Awareness Month – and this year CAANZ will hold a live auction to help raise funds to support the work of Breast Cancer Cure.