LONDON, Wednesday: New Zealand has scored five Statues – one Gold, two Silver and two Bronze – at the London International Awards (LIA). Three of the five (the Gold, Silver & Bronze) went to Special NZ’s seminal David’s Unusables.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: The Out of Home Media Association Aotearoa reported today growth of 26% in Q3 YOY – $NZ32.2 million in media revenue, up from $25.5 million for the same period last year.

LONDON, Tuesday: Bestadsontv guest judge Toby Allen has named Special NZ’s Partners Life The Last Performance as the best tvc in the world last week. Allen is ECD of The&Partnership UK.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Dentsu International agency Merkle Aotearoa (formerly known as Davanti NZ) has unveiled how it will help clients achieve their net zero goals by using Salesforce Net Zero Cloud, a tool that enables businesses to track, manage, and analyse their data to give a clearer picture of their carbon emissions status and progress towards their net zero targets.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Healthcare provider Tend Health has appointed North Shore digital search agency Pure SEO to provide ongoing SEO support to help Tend’s website rank organically for relevant search terms, increasing visibility and expanding its user base.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Westhaven agency MetroEXP has designed Bellissimo, a new campaign focused on reach and driving awareness, for Anathoth Farm jams and pickles.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: DOOH company Globox has expanded its offering with an 8m x 16m billboard spectacular at 57 Symonds St, aimed at capturing the University of Auckland audience and CBD traffic.

KUALA LUMPUR, Today: World Out of Home Organisation (WOO) president, London-based Tom Goddard, had a bullish message for 200 delegates at WOO’s first in-person regional forum, covering the APAC region, which was held in Malaysia this week. (scroll down for the Kiwi members).

AUCKLAND, Today:  Special PR has launched a new integrated campaign – premiering on TVNZ 1 tonight – for Jaguar, to amplify its sponsorship of Grand Designs NZ.

AUCKLAND, Monday: Kingsland-based full-service indie Quantum Jump has again teamed up with Inghams to launch their new, “deliciously moreish’ wheat-protein Southern Style Bites.