AUCKLAND, Today: Stuff has signed content sharing agreements with Chinese-NZ media outlet Skykiwi and Māori Television, enabling more and better online content for the Chinese and Maori communities.

AUCKLAND, Today: Auckland City Mission has partnered with 99 to launch their most unusual Christmas appeal ever, entreating Kiwis to spend less – not more.

AUCKLAND, Today: M+AD Daily closes for the year in just one working week – the last edition will land in your Inbox this Friday 14 December.

CANNES, Suday: The line-up for the 2019 Lions International Festival of Creativity includes two new Lions categories – the Entertainment Lion for Sport and the Creative Strategy Lions, while the Product Design Lion has been retired.

“I learnt that ‘hot metal’ was not an alternative description of thrash metal, just as ‘cold type’ did not mean a frigid virgin.” – from today’s NZ Herald (scroll down for the link).

LONDON, Today: Colenso BBDO and MediaCom NZ have been named in the Warc Media Awards shortlist for their work on Bank of New Zealand’s The Most Prosperous ATM.

AUCKLAND, Today: NZ/China agency United Media Solution has partnered with the Asia New Zealand Foundation to offer an internship to New Zealand residents.

NEW YORK, Wednesday: Ogilvy is sticking with Asia-born talent for its top creative role, naming Ogilvy India chairman Piyush Pandey to take over as worldwide chief creative officer, replacing Tham Khai Meng who left the network abruptly in July.