Forty-seven winners were announced at the 2017 New Zealand Radio Awards at Shed 10 last night. Station of the Year was More FM Canterbury, and the Blackie Award for the best radio moment in 2016 went to somebody called ‘Scotty J Word Insertion’ from Radio Hauraki.
Arrivals & Departures: WiTH unveils ASB CDs
WiTH Collective has appointed award-winning Kiwi creative team Nicole Hetherington & Simon Fowler as creative directors on the ASB account.
Adshel baits virtual tour with juicy TV promo
Outdoor advertising company Adshel has today re-launched its popular ScreenGrab promotion to celebrate the recently announced expansion of its Adshel Live digital network with a further 70 screens, bringing its digital network to 220 sites across New Zealand.
Playboy revisits the ’70s & ’80s
Playboy magazine is not exactly known for its portrayal of diversity and age-inclusiveness – but its latest cover stunt goes quite a long way in repairing that woeful record.
Arrivals & Departures: O’Leary & Nash hand in their cards
Sugar & Partners has lost its two leading creatives – ECD Damon O’Leary and CD Dave Nash are about to end their five-year stint at the agency. “Damon & I have resigned and will depart this Friday,” Nash told M+AD.”
42Below vodka introduces a planet-cleaning eco soap made from that lemon you sucked on
People downunder used to think of 42Below as the funny vodka (reads the blurb from Colenso) … The naughty, irreverent vodka that does and says what no one else would. But what few people realised is that this home-grown vodka also happens to be the purest on the planet, because it’s made in clean, green, super pure New Zealand.
Engaging content the social media key in NZ
Reese Witherspoon’s engaging posts resoundingly beat Justin Bieber’s large following when it comes to impact on social media according to new research from Kantar TNS New Zealand.
Cannes picks party partner

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has selected Paris event agency Creative Spirit as its production partner for the official 2017 opening and closing galas.
Transtasman PR shops tie the knot
Leading Australian consumer lifestyle PR agency Forward, has appointed Wright Communications as its exclusive New Zealand affiliate, and first regional partner.
Arrivals & Departures: APN Outdoor puts on weight
APN Outdoor has appointed three industry players to key roles in its agency sales team. Media director Dale Cummins comes to APN Outdoor from heading up the Trading team at Ikon NZ, account director Krystina Ivicevich has experience across both creative and media agencies, and most recently as integration manager at Fairfax.