AUCKLAND, Tuesday: To promote safety around railtracks, KiwiRail and TrackSAFE have unveiled a disruptive new behaviour-change platform via independent agency Federation.

NAPIER, Tuesday: Hawke’s Bay-based full-service agency FizzyPop, in collaboration with Hawke’s Bay Airport, has unveiled an ad campaign for the launch of Sunair’s East Coast Connector service, providing daily connections between Napier, Wairoa, and Gisborne, Monday through Friday.

AUCKLAND, Today: Presented by Flying Fish and the Comms Council, the Battle of The Ad Bands is back for 2023.

AUCKLAND, Today: Independent brand response agency Chemistry has partnered with Anthem PR to help the Aged Care Association highlight the domino effect of Aotearoa’s aged care crisis.

AUCKLAND, Today: Prominent ad-media professionals have made the finals of the 2023 annual NZEA Event Awards, which recognise excellence, innovation, and leadership across the full breadth of the sector, including event producers, sponsors, suppliers and individuals.

WELLINGTON, Today: Special Wellington – with MBM (Media) and consultants All Is For All – has won a pitch to partner Sport NZ to promote the value, visibility and participation of women and girls in sport.

AUCKLAND, Friday: “I’m not a fan of awards in general,” writes The Goat Farm’s Vaughn Davis on the Stuff site. “But an award that celebrates pies and awards the people who get up at three in the morning to make them for us, is one I can get behind.

SYDNEY, Saturday: New Zealand agencies won two shortlist places at Australia’s AWARD Awards last week.