AUCKLAND, Friday: Colenso BBDO has emerged as the only New Zealand agency to score metal at the Clio Awards held in New York City.
DDB promotes Veronica Copestake, Mitch Young, Hanna Pettit
AUCKLAND, Friday: DDB Aotearoa has announced the promotion of Veronica Copestake, Mitch Young, and Hanna Pettit to new roles within the company. Copestake has been promoted to the role of creative director, Young to lead business partner, and Pettit to business partner.
14 finals spots

AUCKLAND, Friday: Duncan Greive and his wife Nicola (a lawyer at the Serious Fraud Office) and their team at independent news service The Spinoff are celebrating their 14 nominations for this year’s NPA Voyager Media Awards.
Stuff unveils ‘new name’ for the capital’s newspaper
Goats put big tiny house-maker on the Radar
AUCKLAND, Thursday: K-Road brand agency The Goat Farm and media agency Sneakers Media have launched a new national TV/broadcast video on demand/radio/digital media campaign for tiny house-maker HouseMe.
Easter weekend cracks 151,000 cinema admissions

AUCKLAND, Today: A total of 151,000 Kiwis hopped to the big screen over the Easter weekend –13% up on Easter last year, according to Val Morgan.
Mango continues to expand with four new hires
AUCKLAND, Thursday: Grey Lynn-based Mango Aotearoa has made four new hires across its PR team, bolstering its offering with the addition of an account director and three account managers.
Pead’s expanded leadership team bolsters agency growth
AUCKLAND, Thursday: Comms & PR agency Pead has expanded its leadership team “to underpin the agency’s growth and evolution”.
M+AD pulls MediaWorks story
AUCKLAND, Friday: M+AD Daily has this morning placed on hold a MediaWorks release – after a complaint from an Auckland publisher who claims the release contained confusing information.
TBWA\NZ initiative calls on global CMOs to protect pets
AUCKLAND, Today: TBWA\NZ has created Paws Off! – a new campaign for Southern Cross Pet Insurance, calling all CMOs around the world to protect pets.