The Magazine Publishers Association has announced the finalists for next month’s Magazine Awards. Bauer tops the list with 46, followed by Tangible Media with 25, Fairfax with 19 and Kowhai Media with 10.

In a new campaign created by RAPP this week, The Auckland City Mission is cyber-squatting on the .nz home pages of dozens of New Zealand organisations – including M+AD – in an effort to raise awareness around homelessness in the city.

NZME has created a new position to oversee its people and culture from a group perspective, and appointed Michelle Hamilton to the role, as group director – culture and performance.

Auckland’s Media Design School has launched a series of weekend workshops that are designed to address the increasing demand for short courses in coding, game development, user experience, social media community management and digital design in New Zealand.

Christchurch agency Harvey Cameron have completed a rebrand of Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa, prompted by a new scientific analysis of the complex’s natural thermal waters.

PR people are usually second only to barristers in their willingness to act for toxic clients. But it seems that even the Yank dentist who shot Cecil the Lion is beyond the pale with the PR sector.