LONDON, Today: PHD New Zealand and Spark PR & Activate have stamped their mark on the M&M Global Awards in the UK, taking home two Gold awards and a Grand Prix for PR Agency Network of the Year.

SYDNEY, Today: Omnicom’s PR agency Eleven has won the public relations account for Kellogg’s across both Australia and New Zealand. The news came to NZ via Aussie site Mumbrella, so it’s not hard to figure how much say the Auckland office had in the decision.

WELLINGTON, Sunday: Yet another outstanding winner has emerged from the weekend’s Best Design Awards: Steve Le Marquand and Rik Campbell, founders of creative digital agency Resn, were named this year’s recipients of the John Britten Black Pin, recognising leadership, vision and achievement.

AUCKLAND, Saturday: Design & tech studio Rush was another good winner at the Best Design Awards, taking home three Golds and one of the top accolades – a Purple Pin – on the their first ever visit to the Best competition.

AUCKLAND, Today: NZ promotional marketing agency Boost Promotions has won six major awards – including the supreme Platinum – at the APPA Promotional Product Awards.

AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council has unveiled a new annual awards programme to recognise NZ’s best PR, experiential and social media campaigns.

AUCKLAND, Saturday: From a story of a goat that combats real-world bullying, to an exhibition questioning NZ’s national typeface – the best in New Zealand design for 2018 has been revealed.

Shanghai/NZ-based Chinese digitial agency United Media Solution has been appointed by electricity provider PowerShop to build its brand with Chinese Kiwis in New Zealand.