AUCKLAND, Thursday: Film Construction is bringing an “exciting” new voice to the New Zealand market – Sydney-based director and photographer Michele Aboud’s work displays power, tenderness, and restraint.
dentsu-TVNZ #IsoCareKits get celebrities ‘squabbling with envy’
AUCKLAND, Thursday: Last week, dentsu Aotearoa targeted 45 influencers and content creators across Instagram and TikTok with TVNZ OnDemand Isolation Kits – “full of all the goodies Kiwis need to survive thrive while isolating”.
Kurt Sandtman & Ian Howard buy Tracta from Andy Walker
NAPIER, Today: After 30 years of trading, rural agency Tracta has announced the purchase of the business by managing director Kurt Sandtmann and advisory board member Ian Howard.
Hello World!
AUCKLAND, Today: MediaWorks, with CBD-based creative agency Hello, has launched its new style of news & talk radio, Today FM, with a nationwide marketing campaign.
Bigger is better
AUCKLAND, Today: “I am constantly surprised at how salespeople dismiss the reach of a particular publication based on their own very limited use of it,” writes real estate auctioneer Wayne Maguire in the latest edition of Stuff’s East & Bays Courier suburban newspaper.
Globox grows
HAMILTON, Today: Globox digital billboards has expanded with the appointment of lead strategist Mark Jamieson, who joins from MediaWorks where he spent 15 years as creative director and four years in sales.
Planted evidence
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: North Shore indie creative shop Hello has devised a campaign to introduce Hell’s Impossible Burger Pizza to its menu, featuring plant-based beef from the US brand Impossible Foods.
Lee Howell shoots Hey Toyota
AUCKLAND, Tuesday: “I’m very proud to showcase a selection of images I shot for Saatchi & Saatchi’s recent Hey Toyota campaign,” photographer Lee Howell told M+AD (scroll down for the link to the portfolio).
Born in Canada (updated)

AUCKLAND, Today: FCB NZ is adding to its offering by launching FCB/SIX – a creative data agency first started in Toronto, Canada – into the New Zealand market.