AUCKLAND, Friday: TVNZ ceo Kevin Kenrick’s resorted to a personalised spam email campaign today to convince media readers of the state-owned broadcaster’s case in favour of the proposed merger of TVNZ and RNZ.

AUCKLAND, Friday: “Snapped this morning – Book of Mormon assorted outdoor action on Pitt St, Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa!”

NEW YORK, Today: This year, five Kiwis are being given the opportunity to attend Verizon Media’s exclusive industry talent education programme in Sydney in March.

BANGKOK, Today: AdFest 2020 has been postponed due to the global emergency caused by the rapid spread of Coronavirus.

SEATTLE, Thursday: Rapid growth in Amazon’s advertising means it now accounts for nearly 2% of global spend, according to the latest company reports and WARC Data.

AUCKLAND, Today: An eye-catching new feature on the streetscape of downtown’s Stanley St is the strong branding on the former Ogilvy building – now the eponymous home of the NZ’s largest indie agency.

AUCKLAND, Today: Sweetshop, Scoundrel, Goodoil, Film Construction, Finch and Plaza were just a few of the key elements missing from Google NZ’s disastrous attempt last week to round up the top 10 Youtube tvcs of 2019.

AUCKLAND, Saturday: An amiable and eloquent Sir John Hegarty opened up before an audience of around 100 ad & comms people at a Love this Speaker event in Auckland last week – held to coincide with his judging role at Stuff’s inaugural Paper Planes print creativity competition (scroll down for this link).

WAITANGI, Today: Thousands of people from around the world have packed – peacefully – into the usually sleepy Bay of Islands town to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on Thursday 6 February 1840.