AUCKLAND, Thursday: Stuff has today announced the launch of its inaugural print advertising competition, The Paper Planes, shining a spotlight on New Zealand’s most creative and innovative uses of print media. 

CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday: QMS has acquired Etc Media’s premium Christchurch digital billboard portfolio, adding 12 large-format digital billboards to its existing national network.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Sydney-based PR/brand engagement agency CampaignLab has today announced it has made the leap across the ditch, launching the business in New Zealand – and appointing Sophia Berry-Smith (ex Stuff) to run it.

AUCKLAND, Today: The Marketing Association has issued its call for entries for the 2019 NZ Direct Marketing Awards.

AUCKLAND, Today: Colenso BBDO CCO Nick Worthington will speak about his private after-hours passion, The Tuesday Project, as the Moonlight show returns for Auckland Artweek. On stage with Worthington will be the Project’s latest project – a restored vintage motorcycle.

AUCKLAND, Today: The Vodafone media business is not moving in NZ – despite a global shift of the account from incumbent WPP Wavemaker to DAN/Carat. The NZ end of the Voda media business remains securely in the hands of GroupM/WPP NZ.

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The print edition of Australia’s Marketing magazine is no more, with the publication conceding it is no longer financially sustainable.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Total digital advertising revenue in New Zealand continues to climb, reaching $563.2 million in the first half of 2019, achieving 12.7% growth on the same half in 2018, following seven consecutive quarters of double-digit growth.

AUCKLAND, Today: Surely one of the great newspaper headlines of all time? M+AD’s been saving this one for a rainy day. That day has finally arrived!

PARIS, Today: French/USA-based site Adforum has named DDB & Sweetshop’s latest tvc for Vodafone NZ 5G (Huxley – previewed in M+AD yesterday) as the 4th-best TV ad in the world last week.