Fifty years ago the Radio Hauraki DJs, pirates, ‘Good Guys’ (or whatever you would like to call them) were cruising around the Hauraki Gulf on the Tiri, blasting rock and roll tunes out through the airways and into the eager ears of Kiwis from north to south. We chat to former pirates Ian Ferguson and Curtis Dobbie about how the original Radio Hauraki managed to get advertisers on board and what their favourite stories are from back in the day.

For those working in the industry, it isn’t often that an ad really strikes us in the feels; however, Channel 4’s spot for the Paralympics does that and more. It’s a high-budget celebration of the ability of humans to overcome unfathomable disabilities to achieve what, to some, might seem impossible. And it’s bloody brilliant.

It was some of the first home-grown animation to appear on Kiwi screens and provided an extra treat to kids who had already fought hard to stay up past their bed time. Now its a Kiwi icon remembered through jewellery, clothing and homewares.

This week’s news of Jeremy O’Brien’s resignation from his position as commercial director of TVNZ drew the curtain on an 11-year career at the company. We chat to him about what he’s learnt, the state of TV and why he’s taken a new role at Air New Zealand.

A round of applause for Tourism New Zealand, High Performance Sport New Zealand, AMI and My Food Bag.

Wellington-based craft beer brewer ParrotDog is set to launch a crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMe and to announce the initiative, it’s held a 1970s-inspired “press conference” with Curious Film.

Julian Dennison, the young star of Hunt for the Wilderpeople, appears as the face of My Food Bag’s ‘bargain box’ offering in a new spot by Saatchi & Saatchi. PLUS: we ask the young actor what media he consumes in his spare time.

NZ On Screen has taken a trip down memory lane to select its Top 10 New Zealand television commercials of all time.

Following the recent departure of Phil Clemas, APN Outdoor has appointed Mike Watkins as its new general manager.

ZenithOptimedia group business director Alex Lawson might be shaking his head in bemusement at the Pokemon craze, but he also sees great potential in what the platform offers.

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

Pic’s peanut butter has joined forces with Motion Sickness for a Facebook competition campaign running across New Zealand and Australia called ‘Pay it forward’, where Pic’s fans can do just that, nominate their friends who they feel deserve a jar of nutty goodness.

The continued squeeze of marketing budgets is also being felt by actors, who are finding it far more difficult to find decent paying acting jobs in the industry. So what does this mean for actors looking to make ends meet while pursuing their passion?

Newshub, Spark, AMI, 2degrees, and Trustpower roll out another round of their respective campaigns.

Uber is back at it again with the delivery of sweet treats, this time teaming up with Lewis Road Creamery and Eat My Lunch.

Only 100 days after launching a major new product, you’d expect its creators to still be in celebratory mood, sipping on the leftover bottles of champagne that slipped by unopened during the launch party. But this was not the case when it came to Facebook’s Canvas. We chat to Canvas product manager Zack Hendlin about tweaking the platform whenever it’s necessary.

Inspired by the Great Post-it Wars of 2016 in New York, OfficeMax launched its Instagram in June and posted a picture of a cartoon bird made out of Post-its on its head office window. When Warehouse Stationary followed suit with a Pac-man, the idea sparked a local Post-it war and soon windows all over town became works of art.

Have you ever sat down at your local café and thought: ‘damn, the barista’s apron is stylish’? Or have you paid for your petrol and thought, ‘what a cool shirt’? Bespoke uniforms are popping up all over New Zealand, with limitless potential for both designers and brands.

There’s no better way to unleash a bit of tension than by smashing a hollow piece of celluloid across a table at your agency foe. Not only does this activity carry the possibility of knocking over the drink of the said frenemey, but it also gives you the opportunity to engage in the most obnoxious victory dance ever contrived should you win. And for those who do not have teh limberness to claim ultimate glory, fear not. You can still go full McEnroe upon losing every point. It’s very cathartic. So, if this feels like something that you’d like to partake in, enter your team (mixed doubles or singles) into the inter-agency table tennis championships (aka the Flying Paddle), which as set to be held on Thursday, 11 August.

With NZME listing on the stock market at the end of June, it made its brand available to investors. In doing so, it has pitted itself against not only local but international media companies. So how does NZME stand up against other investment opportunities? Well to answer that question, we first need to look at what a media company is.

Pokémon Go, the augmented reality game where Pokémon appear in the real world to be caught, has taken the world by storm, with players roaming their cities to search out the Pokémon. As many creatures have been found in businesses, brands have also jumped on the bandwagon to share some Pokémon themed fun.

Earlier in the year, Oreo enchanted New Yorkers with the Wonder Vault, an Oreo shaped door that when opened, gave out free Oreos. Now, to launch the chocolate chip flavour, Oreo has opened up the vault further, by allowing people to step inside and get Oreos from a giant cookie jar.

Three cheers for ANZ, Trade Me, Heart of the City, Toyota and Realestate.co.nz.

The MediaWorks staffer accused of fraud amounting to over $450,000 today entered a guilty plea in respect of all charges at the District Court in Auckland. Until now, the identity of the accused has been protected by a name suppression order that prohibits the media from reporting on who it is. Presiding judge Taumaunu made the decision to keep the name suppression order in place until sentencing.