AUCKLAND, Today: Westhaven indie Chemistry has been appointed by OnePure Artesian Water as its brand and outsourced marketing partner – without a pitch. There was no incumbent.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: ANZA and the World Federation of Advertisers are calling on the NZ marketing & advertising community to add their voices to the world’s first global diversity & inclusion census in marketing.

AUCKLAND, Today: Val Morgan reports record audiences for the opening weekend in NZ  of Fast & Furious 9, which delivered the highest numbers since Jumanji: The Next Level in December 2019.

CANNES, Tuesday: The medals round is under way in France – and DDB Aotearoa and its PR arm Mango Aotearoa have shared gold, silver and bronze in the PR Lions; while in the Health & Wellness category, DDB, Colenso BBDO, Clemenger BBDO, and TBWA\ have picked up bronze Lions.

AUCKLAND, Monday: After almost 11 years, specialist retail marketing agency and media owner Hypermedia is rebranding to better reflect its offer to the market.

AUCKLAND, Today: OMD has won the 2degrees media account following a competitive pitch, with work slated to start in July. The incumbent was Ikon.

AUCKLAND, Today: Ogilvy Network New Zealand has unveiled its new management structure, featuring Kelly-Ann Maxwell (KAM) as ceo. New appointments include customer experience & innovation director Matt Oxley, and group creative director Chris Schofield (partnering with recently promoted Nina East).

LONDON, Monday: New Zealand led the global field in the first WARC Awards for Effectiveness. NZ won 11 awards; with the UK and US right behind with eight awards each.

TAKAPUNA, Today: Hell Pizza has teamed up with new creative indie agency, Yarn, to launch a tongue-in-cheek support line to help people stay hooked on the new smokey brisket pizza.