AUCKLAND, Today: Stuff has appointed Sarah Heeringa as life editor for The Forever Project – Stuff’s commitment to addressing climate change through stories that convey the scale of the challenges ahead and hope for a better future.
oOh! taps Clems’ Defence Force as winner of Innovation Awards 2022
AUCKLAND, Monday: The New Zealand Defence Force’s Codewords out-of-home campaign has been named the winner of oOh!media NZ’s Innovation Awards, taking home a $10,000 media bonus to use with oOh!
NZ ads up 8% in 2022 (so far)
AUCKLAND, Today: The advertising economy in New Zealand increased by 8% in 2022 to reach $NZ3.5 billion ($2.5 billion), according to the latest Magna global report.
Federation’s brand for Massey Sport is a winner already
AUCKLAND, Monday: CBD indie Federation has created a new brand identity and story for the Academy of Sport at Massey University.
Fire & Emergency NZ launches new safety campaign via Motion Sickness
AUCKLAND, Monday: Motion Sickness this week launched Fire & Emergency NZ’s You’re Cooked; an integrated public safety campaign that gives New Zealand’s ‘under the influence chefs’ the recipe to make food without making fire.
Ambit appoints head of marketing
AUCKLAND, Today: Conversational AI platform Ambit has appointed Ashley Harder as head of marketing. She will join the senior leadership team as Ambit pursues its mission to “help Australasian companies scale up their customer service using digital employees”.
New DOOH sites for Blenheim and Auckland
AUCKLAND, Today: MediaWorks has unveiled two new digital out-of-home sites – one in Wellington and the other in Blenheim.
New Zealanders not interested in cheaper ad-based plan

MALTA, Sunday: New Zealanders are not interested in a cheaper Netflix subscription with ads, according to a survey conducted by global casino-ranking site Time2play, which finds 56% wouldn’t opt for the streaming service’s newest tier.
Newly listed software shop taps One Plus One
AUCKLAND, Friday: Following a competitive pitch, SaaS* outfit Blackpearl Group has appointed Parnell independent agency One Plus One Communications as its PR partner for its listing on the NZX.
Pead grows senior team with new hire and promotions
AUCKLAND, Friday: PR agency Pead has announced the appointment of Jennifer Leppington-Clark, and the promotions of Courtney Stayte and Lauren Went.