To promote the new Westpac CashNav App, Westpac collaborated with TVNZ and Shortland Street’s producers South Pacific Pictures to engage an audience in a fun and creative way.

Auckland agency Boyd PR has written a children’s story book for the Northland Rescue Helicopter that brings the service’s three choppers – nicknamed Juliet, Mike and Lima – to life. 

QMS NZ shows no signs of slowing down as they head into the New Year, with four landmark digital billboards switched on this week; increasing its total digital portfolio to an impressive 20 landmark digital sites across New Zealand.

Women’s Refuge have partnered with Saatchi & Saatchi and some of New Zealand’s leading organisations to create The Shielded Site – a place where people who experience family violence can feel safe to seek help without alerting abusers that may be monitoring their online movements.

Interactive Advertising* continues to grow with the latest IAB/PwC Online Advertising Report noting that the sector generated a record $225.54m in Q3, 2016 – a 12.99% increase year-on-year.

Colenso BBDO took out the 2016 New Zealand Agency of the Year prize at the Campaign Asia Pacific Australia/NZ Awards show held in Singapore overnight. DDB won the Silver, and FCB the Bronze. The NZ Media Agency of the Year is OMD, and DDB was named the NZ Digital Agency of the Year.

CAANZ has issued the entry call for the 2017 Beacon Awards (formerly the NZ Media Awards). A date has yet to be set for the awards show, but it’s likely to be mid-April in Auckland.

London-based digital creative agency Phantom – now in expansion mode – has set its sights on opening an office in Auckland in 2017.