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SYDNEY, Today: In her role as Campaign Brief ’s weekly guest judge, Colenso BBDO creative director Maria Devereux (whose credits include Pedigree SelfieSTIX) has named her selection of the best print, TV, outdoor and interactive ads of the past seven days – plus the runners up.

WELLINGTON, Thursday: FCB New Zealand has announced the promotion of Sean Keaney to managing director – Wellington.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Downtown Auckland creative shop Hello has launched a new outdoor campaign for Prime Energy, which sees the Kiwi electricity retailer tackle the big energy corporations, head on.

NEW YORK, Today: NZ journalism crowdfunding platform PressPatron – NZ’s hottest media industry tech start-up, according to Marketing Magazine in 2018 – has won a small share in a US$3.2 million APAC prize set up by Google to support new business initiatives.

CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday: “Friday 15th March hit hard,” writes Phantom managing partner Jamey Holloway about the tragedy that has beset us all. “Christchurch is our tūrangawaewae and home for many of us. What can we say or do that could be half adequate in the face of this?”

SYDNEY, Today: Dozens of Australian journalists, editors and media organisations could face jail time over allegedly breaking a court-ordered suppression of George Pell’s trial for child sex abuse.

AUCKLAND, Last night: (Story by M+AD writer Scott Pryor.) As you might expect – the NZ Events Association certainly know how to host an event. Their Awards Gala held last night at Auckland’s Shed 10 was slick with every detail carefully considered and managed.

AUCKLAND, Today: Entries for the 2019 NZ Media Agency of the Year Awards close in just one week – next Thursday 4 April.