AUCKLAND, Monday: Downtown design agency Dow Goodfolk is leading the transition of the Mac’s brand into cans for the first time – for existing favourites and new brews.

AUCKLAND, Today: AUT advertising creativity lecturer Daniel Fastnedge has sent M+AD a link to the details missing from the extract we published yesterday.

AUCKLAND, Monday: Integrated creative agency DarkHorse has started working with Pernod Ricard Winemakers NZ after winning a pitch for their PR & Event programme.

AUCKLAND, Today: Stuff has dropped the use of Facebook and Instagram until further notice, according to a late, breaking story in online newssheet The Spinoff, which characterises the move as “experimental”.

WELLINGTON, Monday: Media intelligence insights provider Isentia, which bills itself as “APAC-based”, has been recognised as a global leader in comms research, winning five awards at the 2020 AMEC Communication Effectiveness Awards in the UK.

AUCKLAND, Today: MDS AdSchool CD Kate Humphries is glowing at the news that at MDS team won Wood Pencil at D&AD London’s New Blood Awards.

AUCKLAND, Today: AUT ad creativity lecturer Dan Fastnedge has penned a passionate piece on the role of Kiwis’ unique sense of humour – and tighter agency-client relationships – in the nation’s post-Covid recovery.

AUCKLAND, Today: The most-read story in M+AD’s daily email last week was Friday’s Not Wanted piece about the painful, voluntary post-Covid redundancies at Colenso BBDO.