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.

NEW YORK & LONDON, Today: WPP and Spotify have announced a new global strategic partnership that will enable WPP to offer its clients early access to Spotify’s innovative ad products, first-party intelligence and creative ways to reach engaged audiences at scale.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: The 17,680 Nights of July is the latest fundraising campaign for Women’s Refuge via EightyOne.

AUCKLAND, Today: Advertisers, media owners, production and advertising agencies commit to collaborative climate action, in tandem with the Comms Council.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: In a new retail and digital campaign, Lotto New Zealand’s in-house creative team has turned back the clock with a creative look and feel that draws parallels to classic game shows of the 80s.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Blunt Umbrellas has launched its first global brand work with an intricately choreographed film via Thinkerbell Aotearoa.

WELLINGTON, Thursday: Māori health authority Te Aka Whai Ora has launched a new campaign, Presenteeism, via Clemenger BBDO Wellington and Wellington/Rotorua comms agency Wawata Creative.

AUCKLAND, Today: Ponsonby Central has had a makeover, and now there are eight Phantom digital screens on the menu.