AUCKLAND, Today: The All Blacks and Black Ferns are respected for what they do on the rugby field. But when they’re not playing rugby on the world stage, they say they use Uber Eats and Uber “the same way the rest of New Zealand does”.

AUCKLAND, Today: CBD-based digital design studio Gladeye has earned an Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Interactive Media category with The DJ And The War Crimes, a story for Rolling Stone magazine written by Sophia Jones, Nidžara Ahmetašević and Milivoje Pantović. Gladeye designed and developed the digital project.

AUCKLAND, Today: Škoda, often regarded as the European car market’s best kept secret, has appointed Mango Communications Aotearoa to help tell its story to more New Zealanders.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Grey Lynn-based independent Smart Media have fired us a fired-up release to promote its services. Managing partner Mike Wilson said: ”We are transforming the industry with an innovative approach to transparency and client-centric practices.

AUCKLAND/SYDNEY/MELBOURNE, Today: Research and insights agency TRA has announced a brand refresh, centred around the proposition The Art of Knowing People.

ZURICH, Today: The World Out of Home Organization has expanded its Global Out of Home Media Spend Index to include first party data from 81 territories, accounting for 95% of the world’s GDP.

AUCKLAND, Monday: Concrete Playground and Scroll Media are to partner up “to put renewed emphasis on the New Zealand market”. Scroll will exclusively represent the award-winning culture & city guide in the New Zealand market, working alongside a new editorial lead.

AUCKLAND, Monday: The Comms Council has released category details for the NZ 2023 Public Relations Awards (the Pressies) – but dates have yet to be finalised.

AUCKLAND, Monday: The Comms Council advises that the 2024 Axis Student Challenge has officially commenced, “sparking enthusiasm among tertiary students across Aotearoa”.