LONDON, Today: Clemenger BBDO Wellington has cleaned out the first stage of the NZ section of the The Cresta Awards, picking up 19 places on the creative shortlist – the only NZ agency to get through.

AUCKLAND, Today: New Zealand Fashion Week will return to Auckland in 2021 after the impact of Covid-19 prompted organisers to cancel this year’s event.

AUCKLAND, Monday: MediaWorks Radio has launched digital audio ad insertion technology on rova, an initiative developed in partnership with OMG.

SYDNEY, Monday: The winners of Australia’s annual Good Design Awards were announced today, with two Media Design School NZ projects winning Next Gen awards for Service Design and Digital Design.

AUCKLAND, Today: Ngāti Whātua Ōrakei, QMS and MediaWorks have joined forces to encourage the use of te Reo Māori with a digital campaign and radio competition during Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2020.

AUCKLAND, Today: For Māori-owned, independent creative agency Run, te reo Māori is something they’re working on every day.

AUCKLAND, Today: Vaughn Davis, a creative director who thinks he’s a pilot, posted these images on his Twitter page (always a reliable, wry read).

HELSINKI, Today: Burger King Finland and its agency TBWA\Helsinki has turned the fast-food brand war upside down with a declaration of love to global competitor McDonald’s.

AUCKLAND, Friday: The Student Orca winner and runner up places have been announced with Media Design School students James McCulloch & Kathryn Prince winning the Outstanding Radio Creative Award.