Colenso BBDO stood apart from the other Kiwis at Cannes last week, dominating the field by a huge margin. But Colenso did even better than reported via the festival’s chaotic results bulletins. The Auckland agency won 16 Lions in total (not 10 as reported earlier).

Clemenger BBDO Wellington, with Curious Film, have won the Gold Lion in Branded Content & Entertainment Lions on the last night in Cannes.

When the last Cannes Lions ceremony wrapped at the weekend, New Zealand agencies (and one film company) had collected a total of 16 Lions – two Golds, four Silvers, and 10 Bronzes.

In Film, 101 Lions were awarded this year, including dual Grands Prix. In the TV/Cinema category, F/NAZCA Saatchi & Saatchi São Paulo won for Leica Institutional, “Leica Gallery São Paulo”, which Jury President Tor Myhren, President and Worldwide Chief Creative Officer of Grey, described as being a nearly unanimous decision by the jury.

Faster internet is rolling out across the country, with the Ultra Fast Broadband scheme hitting its 100,000th connection milestone in Canterbury.

Auckland indie agency Republik played a key role in delivering Starship Hospital’s new National Air Ambulance plane, which made its public debut last week. Republik, which won the Starship business from Whybin\TBWA last year, designed the external livery.