AUCKLAND, Today: Colenso BBDO has signed senior creative team Emily Joe & Simone Louis – previously with The Monkeys Aotearoa and TBWA\.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Major industry players MediaWorks and the Radio Broadcasters Association are applauding the Government’s decision not to continue with the RNZ/TVNZ merger “in its current form”.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Celebrating an often-unrepresented way of viewing the world, Women’s Work’s latest (the 3rd in a series) exhibition The Shape of Things is coming to Tāmaki Makaurau, opening on Saturday 4 March 2023 at the Ellen Melville Centre.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Media/charities outfit UnLtd (which aims to help young people at risk) is launching their first industry event – a day of cricket featuring media owners, creatives, tech and media agencies – on Thursday 2 March in Auckland.

NEWMARKET, Friday: Phantom asked its own billstickers to compile a list of their personal favourites from 2022 – including easy-on-the-eyc work from Resene (agency: Mediastone Wellington), Auckland Art Gallery’s Frida Kahlo, Bunnings, Dulux, and NZ Rugby.

AUCKLAND, Today: Stuff has partnered with Chemist Warehouse on a new newspaper-inserted magazine “that speaks to the heart of Kiwis’ health and wellbeing”.

AUCKLAND, Today: “Every act of creation is, first of all, an act of destruction,” In his latest blog post, The Monkeys NZ CCO Damon Stapleton quotes Pablo Picasso to make a point.

LONDON, Friday: Global marketing publication Contagious has released its annual selection of Best and Bravest agencies, with Colenso BBDO named as one of only eight creative agencies from around the world.

AUCKLAND, Today: Contact Energy has unveiled a new initiative called Fourth Trimester, offering a helping hand to families with newborns from 1 February.