AUCKLAND, Today: Whittaker’s is giving Chocolate Lovers a chance to check in for its first-ever overnight stay, with a bookable experience created to celebrate 130 years of chocolate making.

AUCKLAND, Today: PRINZ has announced a new award for the top student in the Public Relations major at AUT, with the Paul Dryden Tertiary Award to be presented at the AUT School of Communication Studies Excellence Awards.

AUCKLAND, Today: QMS NZ has signed on as major sponsor of the Beacon Awards, marking a broader partnership with the Commercial Communications Council across some of the industry’s biggest events and initiatives.

AUCKLAND, Today: Mitre 10 Club’s Discount Days campaign has picked up Best Loyalty Programme Short Term Marketing Initiative at the Asia Pacific Loyalty Awards, held in Melbourne last week.

AUCKLAND, Today: QMS New Zealand has launched a new market position, presenting itself as Aotearoa’s total out of home audience solution with one unified offer for advertisers and agencies.

AUCKLAND, Today: Remix’s new Beauty & Balance issue takes a more thoughtful look at beauty, turning inward to explore the rituals, perspectives and people reshaping what it means to feel well.

LOS ANGELES / AUCKLAND, Today: Special’s U.S. office has taken out one of the industry’s biggest honours, with AdAge naming it 2026 ‘Independent Agency of the Year’.

AUCKLAND, Today: The Advertising Standards Authority has reported that advertising revenue across main media reached $4.115 billion for the 12 months ended 31 December 2025.