SYDNEY, Friday: NZ is shining at the Australasian shortlist stage of Campaign Asia Pacific Awards – led by NZ Agency of the Year finalists DDB, Special Group, Colenso BBDO, and media shops Mediacom, OMD and PHD – plus DDB’s Nikki McKelvie & Michael Doolan.

AUCKLAND, Today: The MDS AdSchool holds its end-of-year show in just four days – on Tuesday 19 November, at Fukuko, 42 Tyler St in the CBD.

AUCKLAND, Today: Tickets have gone on sale for the 2019 Pressie Awards, which showcase achievements in PR, Experiential and Social Media throughout 2018 and 2019.

AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council is celebrating the Axis Awards’ 40th birthday with a reminder that the 2020 call for entries will be opening “soon”.

AUCKLAND, Today: Following a closed pitch, TBWA NZ has been appointed as the lead agency for Lotto New Zealand’s Instant Kiwi brand. The incumbent was VMLY&R.

AUCKLAND, Today: Parnell-based design tech studio Rush has made the latest Deloitte Fast 50 – the first time for Rush, and a rare result for the ad sector.

AUCKLAND, Today: The ghosts of New Zealand’s gone birds have flocked to streets around the country, with 12 national treasures reclaiming the land that was once theirs as part of an oOh!media campaign for The Urban Art Foundation.

AUCKLAND, Today: Ice cream giant Tip Top is calling for pitches from NZ creative agencies, according to an article by business writer Damien Venuto in today’s NZ Herald.

AUCKLAND, Today: Kiwi author and client/agency specialist Sarah Ritchie has published her latest book, How to Tango with a Tiger: a marketer’s guide to working with creative communications agencies, produced in conjunction with the Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA).

PARIS, Today: VMLY&R’s RIP Simon for TradeMe/Life Direct has received a belated inclusion in the shortlist for the Epica Awards (in the Promotions & Incentives category).