The new design and fitout of NZME’s new reception area in its downtown Auckland HQ has been named a finalist in the 2016 Interior Awards. Shortland St-based Designworks also made the finals for their work on the Fonterra HQ Dairy for Life exhibition.

Axis sponsor Z Card picked up two Golds at the Pride in Print Awards for its Lexus IS, 10 column Z-Card Pocketmedia solution.

The great majority of Americans (85%) prefer a free internet model backed by advertising to paying for online content, according to new research (reported on UK marketing site Warc) which puts a value of US$1200 a year on ad-supported online services and content.

NZ work has picked up a further Silver Pencil and four Bronzes on the second day of 43rd Annual One Show Awards in New York City.

Presence in the marketplace earned Cuisine Magazine’s June/July 2015 the Publications category Prize in the 2016 Pride In Print Awards, held at Sky City on Friday night.

Whybin/TBWA NZ has created a $20 million, 12-month global campaign for Air New Zealand and Tourism New Zealand to promote NZ to new and existing international markets and collaboratively grow the value on in-bound tourism.

Entries for the Australasian Catalogue Association’s 25th annual awards, which recognise excellence in catalogue marketing in NZ & Australia, close on Wednesday 1 June.