AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Val Morgan has announced the reactivation of its VMO Work network as many employees return to their offices following the easing of alert levels across New Zealand.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: FCB NZ’s Peter Vegas & Leisa Wall have been promoted to joint executive creative directors of the agency, following an impressive record of client success, and their promotion in February 2019 to creative directors.

AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council has set a date for the Beacon Awards 2020 – this will be a virtual ceremony, conducted in full online on Wednesday 10 June.

AUCKLAND, Today: Leading NZ OOH advertising company JCDecaux has secured a unique large-format digital location in Auckland’s CBD at Queen’s Rise, providing access to the area’s large volume of affluent pedestrian audiences who work and shop on one of the city’s most prestigious high streets.

NEW YORK, Today: New Zealand is ranked the 6th most creative country in APAC – ahead of Australia and Singapore, according to new data released overnight by the ADC 2020 Awards rankings.

AUCKLAND, Today: New Zealand’s screen sector is set to take another leap forward with the opening next month of X3 Studios, the country’s newest large studio complex.

AUCKLAND, Today: The NZ Advertising Producers Group is giving itself a pat on the back for the way it handled the Covid-19 black hole.

AUCKLAND, Today: Expand PR has unveiled Kiwis in Business – a podcast featuring interviews with Kiwi business owners, following the successful release of five pilot episodes.