AUCKLAND, Last night: (Story by M+AD writer Scott Pryor.) As you might expect – the NZ Events Association certainly know how to host an event. Their Awards Gala held last night at Auckland’s Shed 10 was slick with every detail carefully considered and managed.

AUCKLAND, Today: Entries for the 2019 NZ Media Agency of the Year Awards close in just one week – next Thursday 4 April.

SYDNEY, Tuesday: An interview with NZ PM Jacinda Ardern and internet sensation Egg Boy (Will Connolly) secured Australia’s 10 Network current affairs The Project a 25% boost week-on-week when it aired on Monday.

NEW YORK, Tuesday: Kiwi expat Malcolm Poynton, now the London-based global chief creative officer at Cheil Worldwide, has been selected as jury member for the Clio Awards – to be held in NYC on Wednesday 25 September.

AUCKLAND, Today: Creative legend Mike O’Sullivan is a man who clearly doesn’t need to keep a high profile to win business. A Google search for his creative agency Many Minds turns up … zilch.

MELBOURNE, Monday: The world needs more ad agencies, according to Nick Cummins, creative partner at The Royals Melbourne. His presentation at Adfest Pattaya – published originally by Mumbrella Australia – detailed the hows, whys, dos and don’ts of setting up an agency.

PATTAYA, THAILAND, Monday: Colenso BBDO won two awards at Adfest – not one, as we reported yesterday.

AUCKLAND, Today: ANZA and the Comms Council have intensified their call for action on live streaming and Facebook’s ongoing handling of the Christchurch atrocity – with words that seem bound to have a global impact.