Amy Multrus (Total Media) and Azriel Chan (OMD) last night took out the Media category of the NZ edition of the global Young Lions Competition , while Lennie Galloway and Thomas Gledhill from FCB won the Film category.  Both teams win a trip to the Cannes Lions courtesy of Val Morgan.

The Kiwi team behind NZ’s brand new virtually reality studio Sensorium – the first of its kind in Australasia – ran the first demo of their high-quality 3D immersive VR tech capabilities past agency and film creatives in K Rd last night. Collaborating with Sensorium on the project was Kiwi rock band Shapeshifter.

Lions Health has announced that Unicef Goodwill Ambassador Sir Roger Moore – once known as James Bond 007 – will be joining the jury of industry leaders judging the Young Lions Health Award, a new competition for young creatives and marketers that aims to improve challenges facing health systems in low-income countries.

Urbis Designday 2015 – held last Saturday & Sunday at 20 mind-blowing design outfits that pepper the Auckland city fringes – played out to around 1300 design tourists, mostly Kiwis who work in the sector.

We live in a world full of creative ideas. It takes an eye for detail to spot them, and a love of design to enjoy and share them.

Auckland design & ad agency Designstein has produced an eye-catching print to raise funds to help with the desperate relief efforts in Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam.

Facebook has unveiled two new online educational resources – Blueprint for agencies and clients, and Learn How for small businesses.

DDB Group has helped McDonald’s launch a Big Mac that talks, sings, and does sound effects. The first to sample the yak-burger yesterday were customers at McDonald’s Lunn Ave in Mt Wellington.