AUCKLAND, Today: The NZ Podcast Awards are back for 2025, this time with global podcast giant Acast on board as Headline Partner. It’s the fifth edition—and it’s going to be the biggest one yet.
Wai Mānuka’s Matariki moment
AUCKLAND, Today: Wai Mānuka, the Mānuka honey-infused beverage brand, has been named the first-ever recipient of the Te Whakatairanga Grant by oOh!media NZ and Whāriki Māori Business Network.
Season 4 of Where’s My Money starts with a mic drop
AUCKLAND, Today: Fresh off its win for Best Finance & Business Podcast, Where’s My Money is back for Season 4—streaming now on rova and all the major podcast platforms.
Arrivals & Departures: Droga5 promotes Christie Cooper and James Conner to ECDs
AUCKLAND, Today: Droga5 ANZ has levelled up its creative ranks, promoting Christie Cooper and James Conner to Executive Creative Directors. The pair will report directly to Co-Chief Creative Officers Barbara Humphries and Damon Stapleton, effective immediately
More secrets, more heart. Finding Jade returns
AUCKLAND, Today: One NZ has dropped the second chapter of Finding Jade — the emotional, slightly oddball connection story that first captured attention in May last year, created by FCB Aotearoa.
Stuffed in Eden Park’s tightest space for a good cause
AUCKLAND, Today: Radio Hauraki’s Day in Loo is back for its third round — broadcasting live for 12 hours from the newly dubbed “bowels of Eden Park” to raise awareness for bowel cancer across Aotearoa.
Tourism NZ taps into what makes travel 100% worth it
AUCKLAND, Today: Tourism New Zealand has launched a new global campaign with TBWA\NZ, inviting the world to find their 100% in Aotearoa. It’s a fresh take on the iconic 100% Pure New Zealand brand.
OMD New Zealand wins four global awards at Festival of Media
AUCKLAND, Today: OMD New Zealand is back from the Festival of Media Global Awards 2025 with four new trophies—three bronze and one silver—after already scoring big at the APAC show last month.
TBWA\NZ and Eleven PR score Grand Prix and multiple wins at PR Awards Asia-Pacific
AUCKLAND, Today: TBWA\New Zealand and Eleven PR have cleaned up at the PR Awards Asia-Pacific 2025, taking home the Grand Prix, plus three Gold, three Silver, and a Bronze across six categories and four powerful campaigns.
Arrivals & Departures: Colin Davis joins The Gardening Club to drive AI-led innovation
AUCKLAND, Today: The Sweetshop’s AI-focused creative studio The Gardening Club just got a major boost, welcoming Colin Davis as Global Head of Innovation — and yep, they’re feeling pretty damn lucky about it.
