AUCKLAND, Today: More provocative images of rocker Keith Richards dressed as a Catholic holyman are resurfacing in emails, and on the web.

AUCKLAND, Today: Colenso BBDO and the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation have launched a free multi-sensory app (called Pre Check) which uses intuitive haptic technology to guide women on how to look for breast cancer with their hands.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Ponsonby-based mobile/ad tech creative agency We Are Frank has hired Alan Oliver as commercial director, marking (says Frank founder Benjamin Searancke) “a significant segue back into the digital advertising market after four years focused on recruitment”.

AUCKLAND, Today: Inexplicably, M+AD yesterday omitted BC&F Dentsu from its roundup of Effie 2019 finalists.

AUCKLAND, Today: DDB – with 28 finalists – leads the 2019 Effie Awards shortlist released overnight by the Comms Council.

AUCKLAND, Today: Hot on the heels of unveiling their new visual identity (in M+AD yesterday), Big Comms has launched a new Barfoot & Thompson outdoor-led brand campaign.

AUCKLAND, Today: Digital outdoor company Lumo has released its inaugural Real-Time Traffic Insights report, setting (the company says) a new benchmark for out-of-home audience reporting.

LONDON, Today: TV still attracts over two-thirds of global advertising investment within the soft drinks sector, while a similar share is seen in the food category, according to a new report from ad site Warc.