LONDON, Today: D&AD has added a third Kiwi to the judging panel for its 2019 awards in the UK in May – Designworks ECD Jef Wong.

AUCKLAND, Today: Kingsland-based agency Journey, which yesterday launched its new corporate brand identity, has today upgraded its website from BKA Digital Outfitters. M+AD ran this story yesterday … but got the website address wrong!

SINGAPORE, Thursday: Tourism New Zealand has appointed Digitas Singapore as its digital integrated agency for Singapore and Indonesia – an expansion of a mandate that previously included Digitas being Tourism NZ’s media agency for South East Asia, China and India.

LONDON, Today: D&AD has appointed two Kiwis to the judging panel for its 2019 awards in the UK in May. They are Colenso BBDO CD Maria Devereux, and DDB CD Brett Colliver.

AUCKLAND, Today: Kingsland-based agency BKA Digital Outfitters has launched a new corporate brand identity, Journey, aimed to elevate the business’ focus on digital for the customer journey, and includes a new logo, positioning and website.

AUCKLAND, Today: DDB Group’s PR arm Mango has kickstarted the year with two new senior appointments – reflecting, says MD Claudia Macdonald, its growth and focus.

AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council has released its 2019 industry development & event calendar – a comprehensive document designed to help you plan the year ahead.

WELLINGTON, Today: Te Aro-based video production company Wrestler has transformed “the world’s most liveable city into a rich, interactive virtual reality experience, the first of its kind globally” – called WellTown.