MANHATTAN, Tuesday: New Zealand has notched up 11 finalist spots at The One Show, which will be celebrating its 50th anniversary next month.

AUCKLAND, Today: Tomorrow is, of course, Anzac Day, when we commemorate the landing of Australian and New Zealand soldiers – the Anzacs – on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915.

AUCKLAND, Friday: Beam Suntory’s flagship gin brand Roku, with Auckland agency Undertow Media, hosted an event for media, guests and the public last month to celebrate Japanese cuisine, cocktails and the arrival of the new season.

AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council has provided more information about Sandy Smith, for whom its Inspiring Individual Award is dedicated. Sadly, only one image of her can be found.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Film Construction has welcomed director Sam Kelly – who shot New Zealand feature film Savage in 2019 – to its team.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: oOh!media New Zealand and The Commuting Book, supported by Auckland Transport, Wellington City Council and Christchurch City Council, have united to present Stories On The Go; an initiative that focuses on making public spaces better by providing Kiwis with a wealth of excerpts from a vast range of Kiwi authors to consumers on their daily commutes.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: MBM New Zealand has been awarded Agency of the Year and Q4 Agency of the Quarter in the AUNZ 2022 Google Honours Programme.

AUCKLAND, Today: M+AD ran a detailed Freeview rebranding story on Tuesday – but sadly omitted this striking rebrand graphic from K Rd indie Badger Comms. That’s the graphic above, and here is a summary of that story …

AUCKLAND, Today: M+AD inadvertently published the wrong heardline on yesterday’s email story about Rainger & Rolfe’s Honda NZ advertising pitch win.