Manscaping, douching and sharing dick pix on dating apps are all part of a good sex life for gay and bisexual men. So is testing for HIV. This is the message in the latest campaign from Ending HIV – a community-focused behaviour change programme run by the New Zealand AIDS Foundation to reach men who have sex with men (MSM).
Newspaper history revisits the old days

Adman/journalist/author (and former NBR ed) Ian F Grant is about to publish Lasting Inpressions: The Story of New Zealand Newspapers, a hard-cover history of New Zealand dailies between 1840 and 1920.
The 676-page book will be launched by Gordon McLauchlan on Wednesday 17 October. It will retail for $69.50.
This is the first comprehensive history of New Zealand newspapers since Dr Guy Scholefield’s Newspapers in New Zealand in 1958.ANZ & TBWA put home ownership in spotlight
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Stories featuring Kiwis at different stages of the home ownership journey are at the heart of the latest Home Loans campaign by ANZ and TBWA.
Adshel takes NZ Geographic Photographer of the Year exhibition to the streets
Adshel has announced its support of the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year competition and exhibition. Now in its 10th year, the NZ Geographic comp is our richest photographic competition, providing a recognised platform of success for finalists and category winners.
Saatchi renews an enduring classic
NZ’s love affair with the Toyota Corolla has been reignited in a new campaign from Saatchi & Saatchi, Nothing’s changed, except everything, created to celebrate its iconic status (and impressive new design).
Enlighten Designs named Microsoft partner

HAMILTON, Today: A New Zealand company has just joined an exclusive group of global software integrators to earn Microsoft’s Co-Sell Ready designation.
Vend and Xero tap Clemenger’s Perceptive
AUCKLAND, Today: North Shore-based customer intelligence agency Perceptive has been appointed as a global insights partner for NZ software providers Vend and Xero.
Herald on Sunday got it wrong about Jacinda and Augusto
Agency people throughout the country would have been amused to see New Zealand born-and-bred agency Augusto described on the latest front page of The Herald on Sunday as “an American advertising agency”.
DDB celebrates two Grand Prix
M+AD got one detail wrong in yesterday’s report about the Spikes Asia – but it was a big one: DDB actually won two Grand Prix (not one as we reported).
Kiwi shoots Irish spot
NZ-based Kiwi director Mark Albiston (Sweetshop) has shot an energetic new tvc for Irish agency Boys and Girls. The spot, Bounce, sees a mother and daughter who are physically separated brought back together via FaceTime to play on a bouncy castle.




