AUCKLAND, Today: Health insurance provider Partners Life has partnered with Special NZ – in collaboration with South Pacific Pictures’ murder mystery series The Brokenwood Mysteries – to deliver a disruptive advertising campaign, The Last Performance, challenging Kiwis to rethink preconceptions around life insurance.
Vodafone NZ has a new name
AUCKLAND, Today: Vodafone New Zealand has announced it will be changing its name to One New Zealand in early 2023, following the change of ownership from Vodafone Group to new owners Infratil and Brookfield in 2019.
Paul Courtney leaves Colenso – to start his own studio
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Colenso BBDO MD Angela Watson has confirmed the agency’s chief operating officer Paul Courtney is set to depart today – after 16 years on College Hill.
Kate McDowell joins YoungShand as head of media
AUCKLAND, Today: Integrated indie integrated agency YoungShand has appointed experienced media executive Kate McDowell as head of media.
Bastion Shine takes an ice-cream break
AUCKLAND, Today: Ponsonby-based creative consultancy Bastion Shine is shining a light on mental health in a social and experiential campaign for New Zealand ice cream brand Tip Top, in support of Mental Health Awareness Week (26 Sept-2 Oct).
Asia AOY deadline approaching fast
HONG KONG, Today: The final deadline for Campaign Asia’s Agency of the Year Award is this Friday (30 September).
Kathmandu launches Summer Never Sleeps
AUCKLAND, Monday: Leading outdoor brand Kathmandu launched its Summer Never Sleeps campaign today, in partnership with Special New Zealand.
Beauty brand picks bare.pr for AUNZ launch
AUCKLAND, Today: Erna Basson’s beauty brand Frula Beauty has appointed Auckland based bare.pr as its PR agency for its launch into New Zealand and Australia.
Rock bible establishes a foothold in NZ
AUCKLAND, Today: Australian publisher Brag Media is printing an “official “Australia-New Zealand Rolling Stone edition, reports Chris Schulz, a senior writer for indie NZ news site The Spinoff.
