Author Erin McKenzie

The Edge’s Dom, Meg and Randell have shown themselves in a new light, with the trio attempting to parody familiar movies for a new campaign.

Our weekly wrap of good things, strange things, funny things and other things from inside the intertubes.

Radio New Zealand has plenty to celebrate this week as the latest round of GfK radio survey results showing it reaches 682,700 New Zealanders (10+) each week, while the government is giving it $4.5 million directly as well as further budget with NZ On Air. PLUS: A look at what other local media think of RNZ+.

Another round of radio results and with the channel’s total audience on the rise, up to 3.41 million New Zealanders (10+) tuning into commercial radio, there’s reason for both MediaWorks’ and NZME to celebrate. We break down the results to see how More FM, Newstalk ZB and Magic had standout performances while The Breeze and The Edge have lost some momentum.

Volkswagen’s creative account has returned to DDB without a pitch in a move that will see the agency part ways with BMW and Mini. Update: DDB was offered the account as it will be moving into the Giltrap HQ.

To celebrate its 150th anniversary, Monteith’s has released ‘Brewed for Right Now’, a campaign by Colenso BBDO watching how its brews have ingrained themselves in Kiwis lives. We speak to DB marketing director Sean O’Donnell and Colenso executive creative director Dan Wright about how the campaign showcases the brand’s heritage while moving it into the future.

Earlier this month, education platform Unfiltered dropped its paywall, giving free access to its interviews with entrepreneurs and business leaders. We speak to co-founder Jake Millar about the rationale behind a move that’s going in a different direction to other online platforms.

Next month is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month and to get the message out there, this weekend a campaign showing that bowel cancer can affect young people is rolling out. It will hit our screens, radios, streets and papers thanks to the goodwill of agencies and media companies offering pro bono creative and media space.

We sit down with NZME’s chief digital officer Laura Maxwell to talk about Driven, YUDU, and OneRoof platforms.

Speight’s and its tagline ‘Good on Ya Mate’ are back on screens like you’ve never seen before. It’s worked with DDB to create a contemporary take on its classic ads with dancing men front and centre.

Back in 2008 Leon Kirkbeck and Michelle Walshe decided to turn the back bedroom of their Te Atatu Peninsula home into Augusto. There, they plotted to bring together talent from TV production and ad agencies to make production more effective and establish a different, more multi-faceted, client-centric culture, and it’s a move that’s paying off. 10 years later Augusto has a 41-strong local team, a New York office and a desire to keep shaking things up. We check in with Kirkbeck and Walshe to hear how business is going, how new technology is extending its offer and what’s in store overseas.

NZ Post is set to increase its prices so what does this mean for businesses reliant on its services to reach customers? We speak to magazine publishers about how the increase will affect their businesses and customers, as well as the Marketing Association and members of the banking industry to hear what it means for those sectors.

Interbrand has a new managing director in Andrew Barron and while he settles into his new role, we speak to him about the importance of taking the brand out of the marketing department.

In the wake of Colenso unveiling its new operating model, featuring Colenso&Co, ColensoCX, Colenso Ventures and Colenso Studios, we talk to managing director Scott Coldham about the new model and how it’s advancing the agency in the face of a changing industry.

Gone are the days of days of media monitors delivering clients a package of newspaper cutouts each morning, but that doesn’t mean monitoring is no longer required. Rather, it’s as important than ever clients have a pair of eyes on the news gaining attention across the expanding media landscape. Russ Horell, Isentia’s New Zealand country manager, talks to StopPress about the rise of social media, how it’s responding with AI and what the future of news and journalism looks like.