Flying Fish are flexing some muscles in the AR/VR realm with the announcement of their collaboration and representation of Auckland-based AR/VR studio DOTDOT.

“Would you go 50/50 with your best mate if you won Lotto?” New Zealanders will have the opportunity to answer this million-dollar question, in a new activation by Lotto New Zealand and Spark PR & Activate.

Along with advancing our understanding of the cosmos and being feted by world leaders, Stephen Hawking also appeared in a number of ads over the years. Here’s a selection (curated by Campaign UK).

OMD has won the Simplot New Zealand media account following a competitive pitch. The incumbent agency was Vizeum, and the appointment takes effect immediately.

The Partnership Huddle has forged a partnership with digital marketing agency Bloggers Club for their inaugural un-conference later this month.

Global food group Campbell Arnott’s has taken a knife to its Australian & NZ agency partnerships, dumping Y&R New Zealand and Clemenger/MEC Australia – and appointing Publicis Groupe as its key agency partner for Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Indonesia, across creative, media planning and buying, digital, public relations and shopper marketing.

Social media campaigns have helped dozens of New Zealand charities secure $1million in funding in less than two weeks through an online community initiative.