AUCKLAND, Tuesday: The Better Packaging Co has appointed NSPR as its PR agency. Better was established in NZ last year by Rebecca Percasky & Kate Bezar and is becoming an internationally trusted source of sustainable packaging.

PARIS, Today: The Epica Awards has announced a new PR Grand Prix. The prize will be open to the winners of the PR category as well as other campaigns with a proven high level of earned media coverage, at the discretion of the jury.

AUCKLAND, Today: NZ Media & Entertainment (NZME) has advised the NZX that NZ Herald Premium has hit a new milestone, with more than 15,000 paid digital subscribers.

AUCKLAND, Today: Stanley St – the indie locally owned full-service agency that’s just taken over the business of Ogilvy NZ – has asked M+AD to retrospectively credit its most recent global award wins to the new branding.

SYDNEY, Monday: AUNZ outdoor giant oOh!media has reported to the ASX that its pro-forma revenue has increased 5% to A$304.9 million.

AUCKLAND, Today: Yesterday’s M+AD rave about weekend newspapers drew an immediate response from the people at the Sunday Star-Times.

AUCKLAND, Today: Nathalie Morris, ceo of marketing technology company Qrious, will join Marketing Awards Rookie of the Year Caitlin Attenburrow (brand manager at Whittaker’s) as a workshop leader for this year’s Women in Marketing event.

AUCKLAND, Today: Along with our dedication to all things digital, M+AD still loves its weekend papers. There’s nothing like newsprint to get a decent scan-and-selection process going. Over a cup of freshly brewed coffee!

BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA, Sunday: Colenso BBDO took out the Ad Stars’ Film Grand Prix for DB Breweries I’m Drinking it for You at Ad Stars at the weekend. Colenso also won four gold trophies, while Ogilvy/Stanley St NZ won two golds.