The judging panels at the Campaign Asia Pacific Agency of the Year Awards have named Colenso BBDO, DDB, Special Group as their three finalists for NZ Creative Agency of the Year.

“Dear MA+D Ed,” writes Ogilvy CD Kim Ellison. “I moved to the Hawke’s Bay six months ago and am absolutely loving it!

NBR reporter Karen Scherer was last night named Business Journalist of the Year at the NZ Shareholders Association’s inaugural NZ Business Journalism Awards.

A group of NZ agencies and media – including O&M, Acumen Republic, Ikon, and Satellite Media – are backing Coca-Cola’s Designated Driver progamme, launched this week in Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and Christchurch.

Following a competitive pitch, Subway – perhaps the world’s biggest quick-service restaurant chain – has selected PPR to support its new brand positioning and brand transformation programme across 1450 in Australia and 270 restaurants New Zealand.

Publicis Groupe has responded to the cost-reduction efforts of the Cannes Lions 2018 organisers by announcing it will return to the show – but not until 2019.

Cannes Lions has launched the 2018 Festival of Creativity, with “important changes to the delegate experience and awards structure” – not to mention the affordability of the city of Cannes.