SYDNEY, Monday: Coromandel-based producer/cinematographer James Muir took out the Grand Prize at the ANZ Sony Alpha Photography Awards – against 4000 entries – with a powerful image titled Fresh Ice, Liquid Salt.
Outvoting the Boomers
THE MOUNT, Today: Long-established (20-odd years) creative agency Wave, with Tauranga’s Youth Advisory Group and Mount Brewing Co, have cooked up a plan to increase youth engagement in the upcoming local body elections. Wave CD Craig Parker also cooked up this Q+A for M+AD …
DDB and L&P recruit the bogeymen
AUCKLAND, Monday: Lemon & Paeroa are back and more Refreshingly Different than ever in this lively new campaign, Best Day Ever – with DDB’s marvellous zombies presenting a different view of the world.
Ad minnows chase RWC wriggle-room
AUCKLAND, Today: FCB creative directors Peter Vegas & Leisa Wall shared some of their Rugby World Cup strategies with Sunday Star-Times business writer Alex Loo over the weekend.
Need for Speed

HONG KONG: Today: Online entry submissions for the 26th Campaign Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year Awards close this Thursday (3 October).
JCDecaux green light (updated)
PARIS, Sunday: JCDecaux has joined RE100, a global initiative for companies committed to 100% renewable electricity. Company chief Steve O’Connor says the move underlines their objective of sourcing 100% of its electricity consumption from renewable electricity by 2022.
Colenso, DDB, FCB, Sweetshop, Liquid, Carat, Drum, PHD, Blockhead score at Spikes

SINGAPORE, Saturday: Colenso BBDO did nicely at the Spikes Asia (which concluded Friday), taking out the Music Grand Prix for DB I’m Drinking It For You, a Creative Effectiveness Spike for Pedigree Dentastix and the Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year title.
Stuff unveils kids’ news platform
AUCKLAND, Friday: Kea Kids News – a partnership of Stuff.co.nz and NZ On Air – has been commissioned for a 48-week series, and is calling on teachers, parents and whānau to nominate potential on-screen interviewers by email (scroll down for the link).
BC&F Dentsu gonged at Tangrams

SINGAPORE, Thursday: BC&F Dentsu took out a Bronze at the Tangrams Effectiveness Awards, held today in conjunction with the Spikes Asia.