AUCKLAND, Today: Burger King NZ and its agency VMLY&R have removed a short Instagram video ad from their social media feed after sensationalist global media labelled it “racist”.

NEW YORK, Monday: Alt Group Auckland and its work for Klim Type Foundry Wellington are through to the shortlist stage of the 98th ADC Awards – the only NZ entry to make it past the prelims of the advertising & design global creative competition.

AUCKLAND, Today: Porter Novelli NZ has announced the launch of a specialised sustainability practice, and has appointed James Walker as executive director – sustainability, to lead development of the new practice alongside MD Sarah Williams and executive directors Louise Wright and Jane Luscombe.

WELLINGTON, Today: Wellington indie agency Eighty-One hit the streets of the capital to create and film The Wellington Effect for the new tourism campaign out of the Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency.

LONDON, Friday: Carat New Zealand, Dentsu Aegis Network agencies BC&F Dentsu and MKTG Auckland, and Movember NZ have won gold and silver at the Festival of Media APAC awards for their Face of Change campaign.

NAPIER, Today: The team at Hawkes Bay-based specialist agribusiness agency Tracta – working across Australia & New Zealand for the likes of John Deere, BASF, Datamars, Vodafone Farmside and Suzuki – have never looked more rural than they do today.

AUCKLAND, Today: Stuff has appointed two directors to its agency sales team, as well as four national business directors in specialist categories, across Retail, Travel, Automotive and Finance – a move aimed at giving clearer focus to both the specialist advertising verticals for growth and key agency relationships.

LONDON, Thursday: Colenso BBDO has been ranked by The Good Report as the 3rd most successful agency on the planet at promoting good causes in 2018.