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16 May 2025

 
 
Kia ora [firstname,

Happy Friday! Via an EDM early this morning, Madeleine Chapman announced she would be stepping down later this year as editor of The Spinoff. StopPress editor Penny Murray has the story below and what this means for the online magazine - who is now publicly recruiting for an editor for the first time in its history. Meanwhile, I spoke to the team at Kindred Studio, who, in just 24 hours, set up a fundraising initiative for the tariff-hit and penguin-inhabited Heard Island - a move that added levity to an otherwise negative news story. Media expert Antony Young rounds up industry news around the globe, including Substack's major subscriber surge. Stuff is celebrating being a finalist in four categories at the International Native Advertising Awards and Viva and Glow Lab have partnered up to present the Viva Beauty Awards. This week, IAB New Zealand shared analysis on how New Zealand's digital advertising revenue compared to the rest of the world, and launched a new event on retail media.

Happy reading! And if you have news you’d like to share, let us know. Email editor@stoppress.co.nz.

See you on next week - mā te wā,
Zahra and the StopPress team.
 
The Spinoff Editor Madeleine Chapman to step down
 
 

After four "extremely fulfilling and busy years", The Spinoff Editor Madeleine Chapman has announced she will step down in late 2025.

 
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  May 16, 2025
 
  Penny Murray
 
Trump’s tariffs prompt Heard Island penguins to launch flippin’ good business

When US president Donald Trump announced global tariffs last month, the penguins of Heard Island saw a business opportunity.

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Around the World: Substack’s subscriber surge and Google’s tough week

Media expert Antony Young rounds up global media news, covering Substack's growth, Google's tough week and a restructure at WPP.

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  May 16, 2025
 
  Antony Young
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Stuff campaigns finalist in international Native Advertising Awards

Stuff Group has been shortlisted in four key categories at the international Native Advertising Awards in London this week.

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  May 16, 2025
 
  StopPress Team
IAB NZ launch event exploring the retail media buzz

IAB New Zealand is launching an retail media event, to shed light on what is fast becoming one of the industry's most talked about trends.

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  May 16, 2025
 
  StopPress Team
 
 
 
 
Viva and Glow Lab to present The Viva Beauty Awards

Viva and Glow Lab have partnered up for a second time to run The Viva Beauty Awards 2025, celebrating excellence across the beauty industry. 

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  May 16, 2025
 
  StopPress Team
AA and Quantum Jump launch dashboard bobblehead campaign

The AA has launched a new campaign and TVC that showcases the full value of AA membership, the first of its kind in more than a decade. 

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  May 16, 2025
 
  StopPress Team
 
 
 
 
Ingham’s new range a quick and easy Fixx for dinner time struggles, says True

According to a new campaign by True, Ingham's Crunchy Buttermilk Fixx is what every parent has been waiting for.

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  May 13, 2025
 
  StopPress Team
LUMO expands network, acquires GLOBOX

Kiwi DOOH operator LUMO Digital Outdoor has announced its acquisition of regional digital billboard operator GLOBOX.

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  May 13, 2025
 
  StopPress Team
 
NZ vs the world: IAB NZ releases digital advertising revenue results
 
 

IAB New Zealand has revealed how New Zealand's 2024 digital advertising revenue compares to its counterparts in Australia, the UK and the US.

 
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  May 13, 2025
 
  StopPress Team
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
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