This afternoon, the Semi Permanent festival (which has been playing for the past week) bring Kiwis a taster of the Rare masterclass that’s been touring the globe since 2017. This session takes place on 2pm-5pm in the Aotea Centre.

NZ has dozens of entries shortlisted for Ad Stars 2018 creative awards in Busan Korea in a fortnight – but only one Kiwi has been named an executive judge – Saatchi NZ CCO Toby Talbot.

Auckland-based award winning publicist Amanda McConchie aims to bridge a gap between talent agencies and public relations,with the establishment of The Business of Influence PR to represent influencers on brand collaborations, and providing accessible and affordable PR services.

Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day gets underway in just two weeks – on Friday 24 August in cities and towns across New Zealand.

Just one week left to make the early deadline for Effie 2018 entries. If it’s looking like you’re not going to make it, but you still want to be blessed with the energy of an Effie, you can apply for the late entry deadline.

AUCKLAND, Today: With the recent purchase of Cerebos Greggs by Kraft Heinz, the company has consolidated its creative and media agencies.

DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, has upgraded to a larger freight plane – a Boeing 767-300 – for the Transtasman trade lane (AKL-SYD-AKL).

Auckland: Comms Council Industry support group First Five Rungs has unveiled a new event – labelled First Five Dates – for millennials in communications and advertising.