AUCKLAND, Wednesday: NZME’s Radio Hauraki has snared popular radio hosts Jono Pryor & Ben Boyce from MediaWorks’ The Edge, in a move widely seen as a strategy to broaden Hauraki’s demographic footprint and boost ratings to a level commensurate with the iconic status of the station.
99 shapes up
AUCKLAND, Today: 99 is launching the latest instalment of Wear it Your Way for Kiwi Property’s Sylvia Park – the third iteration in an ongoing platform designed to showcase the fashion offering at the centre.
The finalists

AUCKLAND, Today: Finalists in the Huawei Mate30 Pro New Zealand Television Awards 2019 have been announced with 115 nominations from a record number of 500+ entries across 37 judged categories.
Battle cry
AUCKLAND, Today: Keynote speakers Tom Goodwin and Rosie Yakob (both based in New York City) will be battling it out at the Great ad:tech Debate in New Zealand next month.
QMS lights up Takapuna
AUCKLAND, Today: QMS has switched on the first digital spectacular of its kind on Auckland’s North Shore with The Takapuna, illuminating Anzac St on the side of the premium Shore City mall.
Echos tap Chemistry CD for Manhattan project
NEW YORK, Today: Patrick Murphy, joint creative director at Auckland indie ad agency Chemistry, has been invited to judge at the 2020 Echo Awards in Manhattan in November.
VMLY&R shoots Woman’s Day
AUCKLAND, Today: VMLY&R has crafted a new Woman’s Day brand campaign, with a new tvc – inviting readers to go on a ‘vacay’ with the magazine.
All-female cast for marketing law workshop
AUCKLAND, Today: The Marketing Association is hawking tickets for its upcoming Marketing Law Workshop in November – with an all-female cast of facilitators.
99 boosts performance
AUCKLAND, Monday: 99 has taken on comms consultant Nina Bialostocki as director of performance. 99 MD Troy Fuller said: “Nina brings over 25 years of experience in media, advertising, consulting & marketing communications both locally and internationally. Her expertise in creating strategies using technology and data will add even more value to 99’s offering.
IDC’s Sacha Stejko shoots gender equality campaign for TBWA Singapore
SINGAPORE, Today: NZ-based Ukrainian photographer Sacha Stejko travelled to Poland to shoot a new global campaign for TBWA Singapore client Standard Chartered Bank. “Gender,” Stejko says, “shouldn’t be a barrier to progress”.