Air New Zealand’s new inflight safety video has gone down with our neighbours like a lead balloon, courtesy of the latest post from Campaign Asia Pacific, which is clearly unimpressed. Read on …

Flying Fish and the Comms Council have congratulated Scott Kelly from FCB for winning 10 free tickets to Battle of the Ad Bands 2017.

Tourism New Zealand has launched a $2 million ad programme aimed at attracting more American visitors downunder for a holiday – with a special emphasis on the US regions outside California (source of most US-NZ tourists).

Journalist/publisher Ian Wishart has declared victory in a six-year court case that has set precedents both here and overseas for defamation on social media platforms, reports Nick Grant in the National Business Review.

Melbourne/Sydney-based Australian Labor Party agency Moss Group has launched its first television work for Labour NZ since winning the account last week – and already a strong similarity with the agency’s ALP work is emerging.

Restaurant Hub has relaunched to market with a new multimedia consumer marketing campaign across radio, print, digital, outdoor and email, with video following in July. 

Being the winners of 2016’s Battle of the Ad Bands – it was down to the trophy bearing agency – Barnes, Catmur & Friends Dentsu to come up with the creative for this year’s new artwork around the theme: Battle of The Decades.

South Korea’s big creative comp AdStars has appointed Y&R NZ ECD Tom Paine as one of 30 judges from 20 countries to judge the 2017 AdStars show in Busan next month.