CANBERRA, Wednesday: As the NZ Government moves closer to specific financial measures to aid NZ’s news media amid the Covid crisis (including a scheme to bring forward future ad campaign payments) Australia’s Morrison Government has unveiled its own package of media-business measures.

NEW YORK, Today: DDB heads good-sized field of New Zealand agency work to be given shortlist status at The One Show 2020.

WELLINGTON, Tuesday: Clemenger BBDO has fired up a new campaign, #Stayhomeforit, for the Government’s Unite Against Covid-19 programme.

SYDNEY, Today: April adspend in Australia & NZ is on track to decline 25% to 30%, according to early figures from the Standard Media Index, reported in Mumbrella (scroll down for the link).

AUCKLAND, Today: Bauer Media NZ ceo MD Brendon Hill has finally spoken up in a predictable attempt to put a positive spin on the company’s shocking (but understandable) exit from NZ.

SYDNEY. Saturday: Adobe has appointed Sydney-based Simon Tate, as Asia Pacific president, leading the company’s business across the region. Auckland-based NZ manager Colin Rebairo will report directly to Tate.

NEW YORK, Monday: New Zealand scored two shortlisted entries at the New York Festivals Advertising Awards.

LONDON, Monday: Eight-two percent of global consumers approve of brands running Covid-related advertising, according to a new WARC/GlobalWebIndex report. In NZ, the approval rating is 78%, and in the US it’s 77%.

AUCKLAND, Today: Newmarket agency Tenfold Creative are talking up the example of a client who appears to be turning the Covid-19 disaster on its head.