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: Insects are in trouble worldwide and Phantom Billstickers is playing their part in preserving our planet’s resources by supporting groups that are actually doing it – in this instance, For... Read More
AUCKLAND, Today: Last week, an event that PHD’s Drum agency billed as “the world’s first crisis simulation event”, CrisisX: The Readiness Conference, drew an audience of 120 leaders from New Zealand’s business... Read More
AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council has issued its call for entries for the annual Sandy Smith Unsung Hero Award, in which MediaWorks will pay $10,000 to remember a long-serving business development manager. Read More
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: In a thoughtfully worded message, TVNZ corporate comms GM Georgie Hills has attempted to explain how Marae deliberately distorted a Te Reo discussion that screened Sunday. Read More
LOS ANGELES, Wednesday: Publicis’ California-based digital agency for premium brands, Team One, has hired Kiwi expat Kirsten Rutherford as executive creative director on Expedia. Read More
AUCKLAND, Today: The 2019 Acumen Edelman Trust Barometer shows “my employer” emerging as the most trusted institution in New Zealand. Read More
AUCKLAND, Today: KPEX, the programmatic ad exchange owned by NZ’s four largest media groups, announced that it will provide full URL transparency for its online advertising inventory from this Monday, 18 March.... Read More
SYDNEY, Today: Asian Girls, a stylised, slick horror short directed by Curious Film’s Hyun Lee*, has been released online after a successful run of film festival screenings in the USA, UK and... Read More