NEW YORK, Today: NZ journalism crowdfunding platform PressPatron – NZ’s hottest media industry tech start-up, according to Marketing Magazine in 2018 – has won a small share in a US$3.2 million APAC prize set up by Google to support new business initiatives.

CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday: “Friday 15th March hit hard,” writes Phantom managing partner Jamey Holloway about the tragedy that has beset us all. “Christchurch is our tūrangawaewae and home for many of us. What can we say or do that could be half adequate in the face of this?”

SYDNEY, Today: Dozens of Australian journalists, editors and media organisations could face jail time over allegedly breaking a court-ordered suppression of George Pell’s trial for child sex abuse.

AUCKLAND, Last night: (Story by M+AD writer Scott Pryor.) As you might expect – the NZ Events Association certainly know how to host an event. Their Awards Gala held last night at Auckland’s Shed 10 was slick with every detail carefully considered and managed.

AUCKLAND, Today: Entries for the 2019 NZ Media Agency of the Year Awards close in just one week – next Thursday 4 April.

SYDNEY, Tuesday: An interview with NZ PM Jacinda Ardern and internet sensation Egg Boy (Will Connolly) secured Australia’s 10 Network current affairs The Project a 25% boost week-on-week when it aired on Monday.

NEW YORK, Tuesday: Kiwi expat Malcolm Poynton, now the London-based global chief creative officer at Cheil Worldwide, has been selected as jury member for the Clio Awards – to be held in NYC on Wednesday 25 September.

AUCKLAND, Today: Creative legend Mike O’Sullivan is a man who clearly doesn’t need to keep a high profile to win business. A Google search for his creative agency Many Minds turns up … zilch.