AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council has issued a reminder for industry members to complete a diversification and inclusive survey – issued in 2017.

AUCKLAND, Yesterday: The IAB has announced 59 finalists of the 2019 IAB NZ Digital Advertising Awards, with the number of categories increased from 17 to 23 and the number of entries more than doubled on last year.

AUCKLAND, Monday: Independent agency Central Agency launched a Cystic Fibrosis NZ new campaign aiming to raise vital funds and awareness for common life-limiting genetic condition.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: 99 helps the Auckland City Mission raise the breadline with their winter appeal. To encourage donations over winter, the Auckland City Mission and 99 have started a new conversation that raises awareness of the growing food crisis in Auckland.

AUCKLAND, Sunday: This one’s so obvious, it’s got to have been done before …

AUCKLAND, Friday: Saatchi & Saatchi head of PR & social Isobel Kerr-Newell last week sent us a release about the agency’s new My Food Bag campaign – along with a courtesy note advising that “I’m now back from maternity leave”.

WELLINGTON, Friday: The Public Relations Institute (PRINZ) awarded Life membership to Lisa Finucane and Fiona Cassidy at its annual awards ceremony in the Beehive Wellington on Thursday.

AUCKLAND, Last Night: The Civil Aviation Authority has been awarded the Supreme Award for its entry Fly your Drone at the 2019 annual PRINZ Awards.

MUMBAI, Thursday: M+AD learned a new word today, courtesy of daily Indian ad-site newsletter Exchange 4 Media. That word is crore (pronounced kraw). It’s a number. A big one – 10,000,000. As in “22 crore Indians saw India-NZ World Cup semi-final”.

WELLINGTON, Today: Porter Novelli managing director Sarah Williams was made a Fellow of the Public Relations Institute of New Zealand at an awards ceremony in the Capital last night.