APN Outdoor has named its first winners in its four-week campaign to promote its premium network of large format roadside billboard. Y&R Media’s Dorota Girdleston won the big prize, while Kate McDowell from Zenithoptimedia and Courtney Barnett from FCB Media won backup prizes.

Colenso BBDO has won two more Silvers on Day 4 of the Cannes Lions Festival. The Auckland agency took a Silver Lion for Volkswagen Reduce Speed Dial in the Cyber Lions category …

Auckland indie agency BelowTheLine has rebranded at BTL, set up a new digital arm and a new website, and set up a new office in a renovated character space in Fanshawe St.

Colenso BBDO has won a pair of Silver Lions plus a Bronze Lion in the Promo & Activation category at the Cannes Lions Festival. DDB picked up a Bronze.

NZME’s Flava hiphop/R’n’B network has forged a partnership with Auckland Council’s Matariki Festival, which spans the 29 days of Matariki up to Sunday 19 July.

Bauer Media is to launch a brand extension – entitled Body & Beauty – for its biannual Simply You magazine.

New Zealand’s first Gold Lion in 2015 was announced overnight in Cannes – it went to Colenso BBDO for winning the Press category with its Breast Cancer Foundation Breast Cream, developed in conjunction with Skinfoods. NZ also scored four Bronze Lions in the Press category – three to Y&R and one to Colenso.