AUCKLAND, Friday: Leading PR & social agency Mango Communications is set to lift the lid on the influence industry in New Zealand with a three-part series, The Evolution of Influence, offering marketers a deep dive under the covers of the ‘insta-world’.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

AUCKLAND, Today: WPP AUNZ has launched an industry-leading” parental leave policy for both primary and secondary carers across its New Zealand business.