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We’ve given the mic to the industry’s future leaders. Tom Davies, a creative at Special Group, shares his thoughts on adland.

NZME’s punt on the paywall appears to be paying off, with CEO Michael Boggs saying New Zealanders have put a high value on the importance of quality journalism by backing NZ Herald’s digital news subscription service – the paywall has reached 10,000 subscribers in just six weeks.

A round of applause to Meridian, Lotto NZ and Ford.

We’ve given the mic to the industry’s future leaders. Jae Woo Park, a digital designer at Saatchi & Saatchi, shares his thoughts on ad land.

Meridian has launched a new brand platform that celebrates how Kiwis will go to great lengths to keep New Zealand clean and beautiful.

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

Air New Zealand continues to sit above the rest of the brands on the social scoreboard – dominating all social media platforms except YouTube.

The inherent generosity of New Zealanders serves as the inspiration behind Lotto New Zealand’s latest campaign with DDB, ‘Kiwis Helping Kiwis’.

Ford’s gone back in time in a new campaign by BBDO New Zealand to show how it’s become embedded in Kiwi culture.

A round of applause to McDonald’s NZ, Air New Zealand and Countdown NZ.

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

Pead PR’s ownership has had a changeup this week, with managing director Sarah Munnik and group account directors Anna Farrera and Louisa Kraitzick joining CEO and founder ​Deborah Pead as shareholders.

The local marcomms industry has come together to help Pet Refuge New Zealand — a charity aiming to build the country’s first shelter dedicated to housing pets affected by family violence — with a campaign that’s raised over $250,000 in its first week.

Kiwi insurer Tower has announced the appointment of Shine as its strategic and creative communications agency, as well as its partnership with MBM for media planning and services. Both appointments follow a competitive pitch process.

A round of applause for NZTA, Discover Rotorua and Sylvia Park.

At any one time in New Zealand, there are hundreds of people speeding in cars who don’t want to be. In a new campaign, NZTA and Clemenger BBDO shine a light on who has to cope with the consequences of losing control of a car at high speed – and it’s not just the driver.

EightyOne’s announced Chris Bleackley as its full-time executive creative director alongside the appointment of new team members and a new offer called Drive-thru.

Rotorua’s connection to the natural world is on show in a new campaign for Destination Rotorua by KingSt Advertising and Marketing.

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

Clemenger BBDO creative JP Twaalfhoven was a finalist in the Side Hustle category at D&AD Awards 2019 for KYT – short for ‘Keeping You Together’ – bags handcrafted and designed for life with diabetes. The idea stemmed from his partner and co-founder Bridget Scanlan’s own Type 1 diagnosis eight years ago. He travelled to London to present live on stage at D&AD and on his way talked StopPress through the bags.