LONDON, Tuesday: Tribal/DDB Group Aotearoa has taken out Best in Show for Samsung iTest at The Caples Awards 2022. The campaign also scored two Golds, a Silver and a Bronze, and DDB Group Aotearoa was named Caples Agency of the Year.

LONDON, Monday: NZ’s Media Design School’s AdSchool Programme has won four D&AD New Blood Pencils in the UK.

AUCKLAND, Today: TVNZ last night celebrated the 30th anniversary of Shortland Street, with a special ad break, showcasing some of the brands the show’s worked with over the years.

AUCKLAND, Sunday: “When we combine both gullibility and inaccuracy we end up with some people treating anything they hear on the news with open cynicism yet steadfastly defending to the death any drivel that their auntie’s cousin heard.”

NEW YORK, Monday: The One Show has named Special Auckland as 2022 APAC Independent Agency of the Year, and The Post Office Auckland as 2022 APAC Production Company of the Year.

PARIS, Today: After two years of disrupted travel plans, global hotel provider Accor has launched a Pacific-wide ALL – Accor Live Limitless marketing campaign to promote ALL.com as the all-encompassing digital destination for the best travel experiences, with “incredible” loyalty benefits.

AUCKLAND, Saturday: Waipā District Council was named Supreme Winner for their entry What’s next Waipā? at the 2022 annual PRINZ Awards gala dinner held last night.

AUCKLAND, Today: Specialist KiwiSaver provider AMP Wealth Management has appointed FCB Media to run their paid media account, effective immediately.

SYDNEY, Friday: The Aussies handed out no top gongs to NZ work at Friday’s AWARD Awards – even Special Auckland’s David’s Unuseables, which has been winning Golds and Best in Shows hand over fist in London & New York, could manage only a Bronze in Sydney.