SYDNEY, Friday: Two high-quality award wins for The NZ Herald last week – The paper was named Best Daily Newspaper in Asia/Pacific at the International News Media Association awards for its #NotforSale editorial campaign.
Arrivals & Departures: Georgie Hills finds Paradise
AUCKLAND, Today: TVNZ’s popular corporate comms general manager Georgie Hills leaves tomorrow, after six years with the company. She’s moving to the Cook Islands with her husband and their three young boys.
SodaStream says Goodbye in new campaign with Thrones actors
AUCKLAND, Today: SodaStream has unveiled its newest global video campaign Say Goodbye featuring Game Of Thrones actors Thor Bjornsson (The Mountain), Hannah Waddingham (Septa) and Kristian Nairn (Hodor).
Republik launches local campaign for global online bookseller
AUCKLAND, Today: Since winning the Book Depository business back in August 2018, Freemans Bay indie agency Republik has been busy producing work for markets around the world, with campaigns running in Singapore, Ireland, and Hong Kong.
Anti-Cannes sentiment drives Ireland’s Kinsale Awards
CORK, IRELAND, Today: The organisers of the Kinsale Shark Awards have announced a call for entries, throwing down the glove to the undisputed creative awards market leader, the Cannes Lions.
All eyes on FCB Media at last night’s Beacons (in association with NZME)
AUCKLAND, Thursday: A sell-out crowd of 870 of New Zealand’s leading media personalities came together to acknowledge the industry’s best media-lead campaigns from last year.
The ASA names NZ’s five most complained-about ads
WELLINGTON, Thursday: The Advertising Standards Authority has released its annual report for 2018 – a year in which it dealt with 1338 enquiries, including 820 formal complaints about 425 advertisements.
WPP ticks NZ parental leave policy
AUCKLAND, Today: WPP AUNZ has launched an industry-leading” parental leave policy for both primary and secondary carers across its New Zealand business.
Arrivals & Departures: oOh! taps indie director
AUCKLAND, Today: oOh!media will appoint Timothy Miles as an independent non-executive director, effective at the conclusion of the company’s 2019 AGM this afternoon.
Assignment & Curious play Instant Kiwi
AUCKLAND, Today: In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Assignment Group and Instant Kiwi has launched a “heart-warming” new brand campaign, Play it your Way, which “highlights the unique ways real Kiwis have played one of New Zealand’s favourite games over the last 30 years”.
