Mike Gray, the managing director of Go Media, reflects on the Christchurch earthquake, 10 years on to the day – and at 12.51pm all their digital screens ran the same imagery as a one-minute silence to recognise the 185 who lost their lives.

AUCKLAND, Today: Stuff has advised that its creative advertising competition, The Paper Planes, is returning this year. It launches next Monday 1 March.

AUCKLAND, Today: Due to the disruption caused by the recent lockdowns, the closing date for 2021 NZ Radio Awards entries has been extended.

AUCKLAND, Today: It’s been a brutally quiet news week as the ad/comms/media sectors readjust to a new working year – reflected in lower ad (and editorial) content in TV & print. The Covid restrictions didn’t help, either.

NEW YORK, Thursday: One of the key creatives behind Colenso BBDO’s globetrotting DB Export They’re Drinking It For You campaign has been selected to represent New Zealand on the online grand jury for the New York Festivals Advertising Awards 2021.

AUCKLAND, Today: JCDecaux has established a new vertical digital site at the busy intersection of Grafton Road and Khyber Pass Road.

SYDNEY, Today: Facebook is shutting down Australian access, restricting publishers from sharing local and international news – in a direct response to Australia’s proposed News Media Bargaining Code.

WARSAW, Today: A global film company has reached out to NZ, via an intriguing email from Ola Sobieraj, project director for the Papaya Young Directors organisation. Here’s what she wrote …

AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council has unveiled the international judges for Axis 2021. This year, due to Covid restrictions, the local executive panel will be assisted online by two internationally acclaimed ECDs – Leo Permutico of Johannes Leonardo New York, and Tara McKenty of Google Sydney.