AUCKLAND, Today: The 2019 New Zealand Event Awards open for entry this morning – with eight new categories. NZEA general manager Ségolène de Fontenay said: “We have a world-class events industry in New Zealand, this is proven in the high calibre of applications we receive and the feedback from our independent panel of judges.

AUCKLAND, Today: Stuff’s NZ Gardener monthly is celebrating 75 years in print, with a special collectible September issue, on sale now.

SYDNEY, Friday: Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney has promoted Rebecca Carrasco to executive creative director, effective immediately.

AUCKLAND, Today: The 2019 IAB New Zealand Digital Advertising Awards winners were announced at a black-tie event held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum last night.

AUCKLAND, Today: Phantom Billstickers has brought its freestanding poster bollards (aka Morris Columns) to Hamilton. “Poster bollards have been adorning the streets of Paris for over 150 years,” says Phantom marketing manager Ben Stonyer.

AUCKLAND, Today: Les Mills – which does creative in-house – has joined forces with international sports and celebrity photographer Carlos Serrao to create its latest brand campaign, Feel It All.

AUCKLAND, Today: PR man for Alt New Zealand, Cameron Brewer, has busy been sending an advance to media about the latest vaping marketing campaign set to hit our screens from this weekend.

AUCKLAND, Today: Doug Bell, the entrepreneurial founder/presenter of The Hot Rod Show (Sky 83) is looking for sponsors for his new production. No surprises there – but what makes Bell’s proposal unusual is that not many producers politely approach the ad-media direct. Or that they’re even aware of us.

AUCKLAND, Today: Recruitment site Seek has appointed Britomart-based independent agency Adhesive to manage its public relations across New Zealand.

AUCKLAND, Today: TVNZ has reported stable operating earnings, as well as “continued market leadership of TV audiences” off the back of strengthened local content performance and accelerated TVNZ OnDemand growth for the financial year ending 30 June 2019.