AUCKLAND, Today: One particularly large piece of New Zealand’s newspaper industry is changing hands, with Stuff selling its Petone printing press to NZME. NZME will dismantle the plant, remove it from Petone... Read More
AUCKLAND, Today: New Zealand’s podcasters can stop quietly polishing their trophies in advance — entries for the 2026 NZ Podcast Awards are officially open. A newly launched entry portal promises to make... Read More
Vogel’s first commercial in nearly a decade has had a phenomenal response, with agency Shine reporting it has received over one million views on Facebook and 53,000 views on YouTube. Read More
Clemenger Group, led by 99, with Colenso BBDO and OMD, have been appointed as agency partners for Auckland’s public transport network, AT Metro. This is the first major assignment offered by the... Read More
McCann Sydney (with NZ-based Waitemata Films, Franklin Rd Sound, and Carat) has launched a Mastercard campaign, featuring Richie McCaw, that aims to change behaviour of New Zealanders from a “card-inserting, pin-punching nation,... Read More
Emotion remains central to best-practice campaigns and its use as a creative strategy increased compared to 2016, according to a Cannes Lions study reported by ad-media site Warc London. Read More
A number of changes at Contagion, the Auckland full-service indie founded by Dean & Bridget Taylor in 2010. They’ve just enlisted former Ikon joint MD Emma Bolser as managing partner of media. Read More
Film Construction NZ has engaged a new director – he’s Sydney-based Daniel Pront, formerly a freelance director working globally with a variety of companies, agencies and clients direct. Read More
Alert reader Tough Pencil could only shake his/her head in astonishment at the wondrous food-preparation skills demonstrated by Shortland Street star Reuben Milner in a TVNZ promo image that ran with M+AD... Read More
Global mobile ad company Kargo, which bills itself as “the leader in mobile brand advertising”, has announced its expansion into New Zealand, “bringing.” says the release, “Kargo’s presence to 98% of the... Read More