Band registrations close in just two days (at 5pm on Thursday 21 August) for the 2015 8th CAANZ/Flying Fish Battle of the Ad Bands.

Judging by the internet traffic, the world’s waterproof throw-and-shoot HD camera drone is attracting a lot of global attention – from professionals in NZ, as well as amateurs.

The finalists have been named for the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year 2015. This coincides with a free outdoor touring exhibition which opens in central Christchurch today (Monday) before moving to Auckland in October.

A clever digital comparison calculator, created by Special Group to support 2degrees’ new phone plans, has shown Kiwis who’ve tried it accumulated savings of over $6.85 million dollars on their current mobile costs, in just five months.

The International Echo Awards has recruited Republik CD Andrew Sims as a judge – one of 86 – for this year’s awards in Boston. The winners will be announced on Monday 5 October.

In yesterday’s post about Israel Dagg’s starring role in Air NZ’s new inflight safety video, we wrote: “It’s not yet clear who created and produced the spot.” This brought a welcome response from True director of operations Conan Gorbey: “It was us, of course!”