AUCKLAND, Today: The humble neighbourhood chippy became the unlikely home of superhero combat for one night, as PlayStation New Zealand turned Grey Lynn’s Nate’s Plaice into a pop-up arcade. Created for the... Read More
AUCKLAND, Today: Ponsonby is getting a pawnshop where even the dodgiest bit of gold in your junk drawer could earn its keep — assuming you’d like chicken in return. KFC is opening... Read More
AUCKLAND, Today: Sky Sport, through DDB NZ, has released two new TV-led campaigns as Kiwis prepare to welcome live sports back into their living rooms. Read More
AUCKLAND, Monday: DDB CCO Damon Stapleton reckons he found an interesting pattern in the aftermath of a disaster like Covid. “After catastrophes, there seems to be a collective human need to invent,... Read More
AUCKLAND, Today: A brand platform for home ventilation and heat pump company HRV launched at the weekend, starring new company spokesdog, Harvey. Read More
AUKLAND, Monday: Jacinda’s groundbreaking Be Kind message has caught on globally after the PM first offered the stirring words in March – as Covid-19 closed in on NZ. Read More
AUCKLAND, Today: In a new attempt to unblock obstacles to a merger, NZME has made an offer – largely a legal manoeuvre – to buy rival Stuff for $1. Read More
AUCKLAND, Today: Stuff has terminated its print and online measurement agreements with Nielsen, choosing instead to rely on data from the Audit Bureau of Circulations, Roy Morgan, and Adobe Analytics. Read More
AUCKLAND, Friday: The Comms Council has named the 99 finalists who will contest the Beacon Awards next month. Read More
SYDNEY, Thursday: Less than a week after German-owned magazine publisher Bauer Media axed 140 staff, another 60 have been cut from the business and a further 14 stood down. Read More