AUCKLAND, Today: M+AD asked dentsu NZ GM Luke Farmer (who yesterday announced he was leaving the agency shortly) what his plans are for the future.

LONDON, Today: The new book from a founder of top UK creative agency Lucky Generals, Andy Nairn – a world-leading brand strategist – is now available as a paperback in New Zealand ($35.80).

AUCKLAND, Today: Two Media Design School teams – Maria Masniak & Callum Batley and Bayleigh Way & James Greig – scored wins in the Non-Professional category at AdStars in Busan.

AUCKLAND, Today: Business site Scoop says New Zealanders are turning to local trustworthy news sources for information as they grapple with lockdown.

AUCKLAND, Today: Significant audiences for live-event television, continued rapid growth of OnDemand, and improved market conditions have contributed to a strong financial year for TVNZ.

AUCKLAND, Sunday: Herald on Sunday columnist Paul Catmur’s take on the lies we tell to win a pitch: “As a creative director in advertising, a large part of my job was to judge what would make a successful campaign for a client,” he writes.

AUCKLAND, Monday: NZ Gardener magazine is celebrating 77 remarkable years by debuting (yesterday) a fresh new look in a “bumper” September issue. Ed Jo McCarroll says pagination for the issue has already increased by an extra 16 pages due to the strong advertiser demand.

WELLINGTON, Monday: Clemenger Group has launched a new parental leave policy, offering primary carers – regardless of gender – a leave entitlement of up to 20 weeks, paid at 100% of base salary.