Jetstar NZ has appointed Barnes, Catmur & Friends Dentsu to its retail business in New Zealand, which has previously been run out of Australia.  

The 2016 NZ Magazine Awards team is counting down to its big night in September with new categories, “heavyweight” judges, a simplified entry process – and a promise to “accurately reflect a changing industry”.

APN Outdoor has launched its latest airport campaign Why Airports? with its Flight Club paper plane-throwing contest running a across two separate events in Christchurch and Wellington last week.

NZ’s PHD Network Ltd has unveiled a name change of its broader media services – from PHDiQ (digital media specialists) and Spark PHD (offline media expertise) – to PHD.

Somehow, this one slipped through our net – Kiwi film editor Andrew Holmes was another Pencil winner in New York at the One Show Awards.

Cannes Lions has confirmed a “show-stopping” roster of speakers – overwhelmingly male – set to keep the red carpet firmly in place outside the Palais des Festivals. Some of Hollywood’s most famous will unite with industry stars to share insights and inspiration as part of the biggest programme in the festival’s history.

Several readers have written to M+AD referring to our Cafe Reader comment that “there ain’t a cent in it”, pointing out that the print title contains paid ads. The point, dear readers, is that this comment was intended to convey irony – not penury.

DDB New Zealand has solidified its Campaign Asia-Pacific’s 2015 Best Australasian Digital Agency title after winning two virtual gongs in the 2016 Facebook competition, for Westpac 2015 Chopper Appeal Handheld Rescue.

Forget the Parker fight – the biggest heavyweight bout of the year has been won by MediaWorks star Paul Henry, who knocked out former champion Mike Hosking in the first round, taking out the Sir Paul Holmes Broadcaster of the Year and Best Talk Presenter belts at Friday’s NZ Radio Awards.