WELLNGTON, Friday: At its 100th AGM, The Newspaper Publishers’ Association conferred life membership on Allied Press (The Otago Daily Times) chairman Sir Julian Smith, in recognition of his service to the NZ newspaper industry.

AUCKLAND, Today: The Voyager Media Awards judges chose Bauer’s Metro as a 2020 Magazine of the Year – a popular decision, announced in an online screening on Friday.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Britomart-based shop Adhesive, which now brands itself as an independent integrated agency, has been appointed the PR agency of record across Australia and New Zealand for global wellness company WW (Weight Watchers Reimagined), following a competitive pitch process.

SYDNEY, Thursday: Alan Jones’ derogatory on-air comments about NZ PM Jacinda Ardern breached broadcasting decency rules, but the Australian Communications & Media Authority will not take further action due to the 2GB host’s imminent retirement and Macquarie Media’s response to Jones’ actions.

AUCKLAND, Today: NZ-owned Tranzit Group (1000+ vehicles nationwide) has appointed outdoor company Go Media as its exclusive vendor to manage advertising sales across its fleet of buses in Palmerston North, New Plymouth, Whanganui and Wairarapa, effective from Monday 1 June.

AUCKLAND, Today: FCB handled the PR for a new partnership between Chorus and the Doc Edge Film Festival that will see the critically acclaimed fest emerge from the lockdown with an online screening.

NEW YORK, Today: Wellington’s Klim Type Foundry has won Silver in the Typefaces category at The One Club’s 99th ADC Awards.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Comms Council ceo Paul Head has offered a positive take on the arrival of “the home office”, in the latest Connection for the Industry Zoomcast (Ep 6 – the last in the series).

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: The New Zealand magazine sector is putting on a brave face, despite the destruction left after Bauer’s scandalous exit.

WELLINGTON, Wednesday: The Advertising Standards Authority today reported that advertising revenue across all main media was $2.767 billion dollars for the 12 months ended 31 December 2019.