“The strongest kava in the Pacific comes from Tanna, where it is lovingly chewed and spat in preparation by virgin boys.”

TBWA Group and its PR Group’s Eleven PR has been appointed as the agency in New Zealand for global Italian brand DeLonghi. 

Over 40 global industry leaders and colleagues had to scrabble for a place in the video shot and edited by Colenso and Toybox to celebrate Nick Worthington’s Lifetime Achievement Award at last week’s Axis Awards in Auckland.

Media Design School ad students Jay Kim and Malik Ben Brahim took out the Google Student Axis at Axis night in Auckland last week for Eye Yoga YouTube break. 

M Theory’s recently launched AR app, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Auckland Virtual Tours, won an FWA of the Day on Friday 9 March, showcasing the Auckland-based studio’s work in front of an international audience.

Auckland/Wellington communications agency bcg2 and sustainability specialists Go Well Consulting have partnered with the goal of minimising and eventually eliminating single-use plastic bags, non-recyclable plastics and other plastic waste from the New Zealand environment. 

At the packed-out historical Shed 10, emceed by the rocking Mikey Havoc, 700 advertising and film types came together to celebrate the industry’s best creative work from the past year, at the 2018 Axis Awards in Auckland.

International express services provider DHL is celebrating its 15-year partnership with Surf Life Saving NZ with a $10,000 virtual treasure hunt for New Zealanders all over the country, organised by Auckland digital agency Darkhorse.

Chinese online shoppers spent US$1.21 trillion (NZ$1.6 trillion) on foreign brands in 2017, according to Alibaba’s 2017 annual report, posted on its business-to-consumer site Tmall.