AUCKLAND, Today: Leading New Zealand tourism operator RealNZ has appointed independent media agency Together to support their business across media strategy, buying, analytics and marketing technology following a competitive review.

AUCKLAND, Today: Leading retail DOOH provider Hyper has unveiled “an exciting” new media partnership with Bargain Chemist.

AUCKLAND, Today: Freeman’s Bay-based PR Sling & Stone has been selected via a competitive pitch (there was no incumbent) to launch the first JW Marriott hotel in New Zealand.

NEW YORK, Today: Marty O’Halloran is stepping down from his role as global ceo of DDB Worldwide – not DDB New York, as stated in error In M+AD Daily on Friday. He will continue as chairman.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Two New Zealand creative agencies have been ranked among the world’s best by the Cannes Lions, cementing their position as global heavyweights, according to a Daniel Dunkley report in BusinessDesk.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Entries have opened for the 3rd New Zealand Podcast Awards. Presenter Duncan Garner said: “We’ve received submissions from over 600 Kiwi podcasters, a testament to the vibrant podcasting landscape in Aotearoa.

AUCKLAND, Today: Clemenger Group NZ is reporting its gender pay gap in New Zealand publicly for the first time today, the company says in a statement released this morning.

AUCKLAND, Today: One of New Zealand’s top outdoor providers is making a stand against the wastage of materials used in most current electoral outdoor advertising now blanketing the country.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: The Effie Effectiveness Breakfast is back – with Master of Advertising Effectiveness programme director James Hurman at the helm – after a three-year hiatus. They return as part of the 2023 Aotearoa Effie Awards in association with TVNZ.