SYDNEY, Monday: The deployment of in-house agencies by NZ and Australian brands is booming trend, according to IHAC and Kantar Research.

AUCKLAND, Monday: “In the famously cutthroat media world, chief executives aren’t known for having a long shelf life,” writes Daniel Dunkley in the latest edition of NZ indie news site BusinessDesk. “Robert Morgan, the ceo of Clemenger Group for the past 23 years, is an exception to that rule.”

AUCKLAND, Monday: oOh!media and Auckland Transport have combined to bring a slice of te reo Māori to the streets of Tāmaki Makaurau in light of this week’s Māori Language Week.

AUCKLAND, Today: NZ-owned gobal plant-based remedies business Artemis has chosen Rainger and Rolfe as its agency partner to help bring to life a centuries-old brand story. There was no pitch and no incumbent – previously, comms were developed in-house.

AUCKLAND, Sunday: Herald on Sunday columnist Paul Catmur’s take on redundancy: “Loyalty is an important value in friends, family, and dogs, but companies, like any artificial organisation, are naturally incapable of expressing loyalty.

AUCKLAND, Friday: OOH specialist Go Media is helping Te Taura Whiri/Māori Language Commission to continue with their award-winning campaign Māori Language Moment.

AUCKLAND, Friday: Two senior Colenso BBDO people are about to check out – chief creative officer Levi Slavin, and executive business director Ahmad Salim.

AUCKLAND, Friday: The latest Nielsen audience numbers show that, for the second survey in a row, more than 2.2 million Kiwis are reading the NZ Herald each week across print and digital.