AUCKLAND, Friday: The NZ Marketing Association has set Thursday 27 February for the 2020 NZDM awards, at the Cordis Auckland.

CANNES, Saturday: The Lions International Festival of Creativity has today announced that entries to the Lions Awards are open for 2020.

AUCKLAND, Today: Some of Finland’s most critically acclaimed artwork will be displayed in shopping centres throughout New Zealand as part of an international art exchange between the NZ Urban Art Foundation and the Arts Centre Finland.

NEW YORK, Thursday: Colenso BBDO and Sweetshop NZ have picked up two shortlisted entries for DDB Export I’m Drinking It For You at the One Show 2020. These were the only NZ entries through on the first-deadline shortlist in the Moving Image Craft category.

AUCKLAND, Thursday: The Comms Council has unveiled the two international judges who’ll manage the big decisions at the Axis Awards – Droga 5 New York group CD Julianna Cobb and Special Group Sydney ECD Julian Schreiber.

AUCKLAND, Today: It’s been a slow news day – so we’re resorting to to our time-honoured practice of repeating a few of the best headlines we’ve read all year …

SYDNEY, Today: WiTH Collective NZ’s ASB Sustainaball has been named global runner-up in this week’s Outdoor category – by Best Ads guest editor Angelo Maia, CD at R/GA New York.

LONDON, Wednesday: PHD NZ, with creative shop Platform 29, have shared a rare Silver – for Spark at the Warc Media Awards – one of only 11 medal winners at the finals show last night.

AUCKLAND, Today: AUT Comms Studies head Rosser Johnson has confirmed M+AD’s earlier story about the resignation of AdSchool’s CD of 18 years, Paul White. “Paul retired in December, and we are currently in the process of identifying his replacement,” he says.

SYDNEY, Today: Leading audience technology platform Eyeota has announced an exclusive partnership with New Zealand digital ad network Scroll Media.