AUCKLAND, Thursday: The Phantom Billstickers business would be nothing without the commitment of our billsticker crews. “That,” writes managing partner Jamey Holloway in the latest issue of his online newsletter, “is why we’re shining the spotlight on a few Phantoms.”

AUCKLAND, Thursday: A new study of small business owners has provided critical insight into the experience of running your own venture in New Zealand – and it’s reaffirmed that we’re not afraid to put in the hard yards.

AUCKLAND, Today: The production business in New Zealand is in recovery mode following the recent deaths of two experienced figures – producer Penny Cooper and production manager Debbie Sinton.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Getty Images and the International Paralympic Committee are extending their existing partnership agreement, which sees Getty Images serve exclusively as the official photographic agency to the IPC.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: New Zealanders have put a high value on the importance of quality journalism by backing the NZ Herald’s digital news subscription service, according to NZME ceo Michael Boggs.

AUCKLAND, Today: We are saddened to report that acclaimed production manager Deb Sinton died on Monday at Whangarei Hospice following a brief illness.

AUCKLAND, Today: The New Zealand arm of WPP’s GroupM media agency has created a ceo role in this country, and promoted former Wavemaker MD and GroupM COO Chris Riley into the role.

CHICAGO, Today: TimeZoneOne (TZO), a global creative communications agency founded in Christchurch, has been awarded top honours at the 60th annual Publicity Club Chicago Golden Trumpet Awards.