AUCKLAND, Today: Hunch managing partner Michael Goldthorpe writes: “It’s been fun to follow the semi-stoush between the Comms Council and ‘all of the councils’ through M+AD.

NEW YORK, Today: The One Club for Creativity has unveiled two creatives from New Zealand as judges for the 2021 One Show, and one NZ judge for this year’s ADC 100th Annual Awards.

AUCKLAND, Today: Indie Grey Lynn media agency D3 has been appointed to manage the Metlifecare Retirement Villages media account. The incumbent was Dentsu, which was also involved in the selection process along with PHD and Hearts & Science.

AUCKLAND, Monday: Entries are now open for the 2021 Outstanding Radio Creative Awards (aka The Orcas). There are two prize categories, with judging based on four criteria: Creativity, execution, effectiveness, and innovation.

AUCKLAND, Today: Stanley St head of media Andrew Reinholds strayed far from his usual beat at the weekend, cosying up to Sunday Star-Times interviewer Mikaela Weeks and Stuff photographer David White for a DPS featuring his new home – in a classic colonial Grey Lynn church.

AUCKLAND, Today: Entries are open for the 2021 PRINZ Awards – celebrating 47 years of the vital comms role played by the public relations sector in New Zealand.

AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council is not backing away from its criticism of the pre-Xmas timing of the RFP announcement from NZ’s 16 regional councils.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Creative indie Chemistry has won a pitch for leading Kiwi medical technology brand Manage My Health. There was no incumbent.