AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Stuff has announced the 10 shortlisted entries for its inaugural The Paper Planes print advertising competition. The finalists will be judged by UK creative legend Sir John Hegarty, who will announce the winner at a lunch event in Auckland in just a fortnight – on Monday 3 February. 

AUCKLAND, Moday: Leading out-of-home company oOh!media has become the major sponsor of The Beacons, and a new commercial partner of the Commercial Communications Council.

AUCKLAND, Monday: Life returns to normal in the comms world Downunder today with some significant news items to welcome you back to M+AD-Daily  …

AUCKLAND, Today: Following a competitive pitch, VMLY&R Auckland has won the Villa Maria Estate creative account. Previously, the winemaker used different agencies on a project basis, so there was no incumbent.

AUCKLAND, Today: DAN’s Air NZ Rugby World Cup out-of-home campaign is the winner of oOh!media’s InnoOh!vation Award, with the airline taking away a $10,000 media package as its prize. 

AUCKLAND, Jan 1: Alexander PR and sister agency The Content Place have added to New Zealand PR’s reputation on the global stage, winning at global Sabre Awards in Singapore, London, San Fransisco and Washington (where Alexander PR was named the eighth best campaigner of the year).

AUCKLAND, Jan 1: The ad/media experts on Pead PR’s senior leadership have provided M+AD with a thoughtful Q+A summarising the year as they saw it in 2019 – and some insights into how they see 2020.

SYDNEY, Jan 1: B&T’s Women Leading Tech Awards (run alongside Google) has its 2020 entry call – the first deadline is Wednesday 12 February. Entries cost A$99 (goes up to A$149 if you take the late deadline option – Wednesday 12 Feb).