AUCKLAND, Today: Leading experiential agency George P Johnson (GPJ) has expanded its network with the opening of a dedicated Auckland office servicing the New Zealand market, with Kiwi Tomaz Kljakovic as NZ country manager.

AUCKLAND, Today: Westhaven agency Chemistry is managing the social media for the Step Up Sky Tower Stair Challenge on Friday 9 August – to support people living with blood cancer.

AUCKLAND, Today: George Western Foods, with agency and media partners OMD/Fuse and TVNZ, have launched their new brand campaign Switch to Burgen, leveraging the comedic wit and credibility of Kiwi Breaker Upperers actor Jackie Van Beek.

SYDNEY, Today: Adobe has today released the Adobe Experience Index which purports to show that consumers in Australia and New Zealand are leading the world in customer experience expectations.

CANNES, Sunday: An unremarkable week for APAC at the Lions Festival in France – zero Golds for any entry from the APEC countries, including Australia and New Zealand. The Northern Hemisphere ruled unchallenged.

AUCKLAND, Today: DDB’s new campaign for the AIDS Foundation – designed to inspire candid coversations – is succeeding in spades. And it’s certainly stirred up NZ’s doddery homophobic community.

AUCKLAND, Today: Little Giant has today become Isobar New Zealand, completing its transition into the global agency network. The Little Giant team will focus on cross-market opportunities and will be bolstered by the global agency’s best-in-class technology and consultancy capabilities.

Young and A Loan
Sunday News front page story about young churchgoers pressured into taking loans to support their church.