AUCKLAND, Thursday: Along with the rest of Aotearoa, M+AD Daily will be celebrating for the first time Matariki – the start of the new year in this part of the world – tomorrow (Friday 24 June).

AUCKLAND, Today: MediaWorks has joined JCDecaux and oOh!media as a shareholder in audience measurement platform Calibre.

CANNES, Wednesday: Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, a week of big ideas, big stars and big boats. This is the place the ad industry comes to flex its creative and intellectual muscle. Great ideas that have just been made are evaluated by industry experts and if deemed worthy, are handed a small polished Lion.

AUCKLAND, Today: In a recently launched campaign, Dentsu Creative, and Sweetshop’s Damien Shatford have delivered an entertaining look at new streaming brand, TVNZ+. 

WELLINGTON, Wednesday: The New Zealand Police – with Wellington agency Wrestler – is launching Puhikura, its latest recruitment campaign.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Boutique Kiwi production agency The Bakery, celebrating one year in business, after starting up during the Covid-19 lockdown from their home in Titirangi, is now expanding further – to Melbourne.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: The Comms Council has announced that entries are now open for the 2022 Aotearoa Effie Awards (held in association with TVNZ).

AUCKLAND, Today: As borders reopen to the world, Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao, in partnership with Special, has created Te Kākahu Hou (a new graduation gown).

AUCKLAND, Today: Sales icon Suzanne Paul is back. She’s launched PitchMe Online’s product demonstration shopping channel, and she’s ready to “help New Zealand businesses after the challenges of the last two years”.