AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Sydney-based Tik Tok AUNZ strategic partnerships manager Ben Panther will be the key speaker at next week’s SME & Entrepreneur Festival, hosted by Tik Tok in Manukau City. He’ll be joined by seven other speakers, including senior adman Mike Hutcheson and animation pioneer Sir Ian Taylor.

LONDON, Today: D&AD has opened entries to its 2023 awards this morning (Wednesday 2 November) – its first in-person show after three years of covid-induced remote coverage.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand has added three new senior creative teams – six people – to its line-up. They include senior art director Tim Yates, senior copywriters Josh Stuart – & Claire Herselman, senior art directors Kat Tadaki & Gina Morgan, and copywriter Eliza Romanos.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: A partnership between the New Zealand office of global advertising giant JCDecaux and Māori creative business Haumi, has seen Kiwis public engaging with a new form of public art.

AUCKLAND, Today: Did you spot any odd comings and goings at The Birdcage on Hallowe’en? It was moving day for indie agency Hunch, who were welcomed by some of their other-world flatmates.