Creative agency Augusto and 23-year-old film maker and Voices of Hope co-founder Jazz Thornton have joined forces to kickstart a conversation around youth suicide. The duo have recently released Jessica’s Tree, a web documentary series hosted on the NZ Herald and Youtube that examines the last 24 hours of the life of Jessica, one of Thornton’s friends who took her own life. The series carefully balances tragedy and hope, and has been produced by Augusto and directed by Thornton. Here, Thornton and Augusto executive producer Cass Avery talk telling this sensitive story, social advocacy and using a creative medium to create change.

In the midst of New Zealand’s ‘Darkest Day’, Kiwis flocked to news radio, where newsreaders and talk back hosts provided platforms for New Zealanders to vent their distress at the Christchurch mosque terror attacks, and a place for trustworthy news to be processed. The reliability of radio as a trustworthy source of news pushed ratings up, with total audience numbers rising since the final survey of 2018 – combined listening numbers of commercial and non-commercial radio has risen to 3.62 million New Zealanders (10+) tuning in each week, totally 83 percent of the population.

A round of applause to NZME, McDonald’s New Zealand and Les Mills.

DDB NZ has announced the appointment of Gary Steele as executive creative director.

A round of applause Mt Ruapehu, Meadow Fresh, Lion Tokyo Dry, Ronald McDonald House Charities and Hauraki.

Ronald McDonald House Charities New Zealand has launched a campaign to help families with a child in hospital away from home.

No matter how late it falls in the calendar, Easter always gets brands hopping to release an annual round of chocolatey, rabbitty content. With this year’s Easter falling late enough to nearly coincide with Anzac Day, brands have had plenty of time since the last public holiday (Waitangi Day) to launch holiday-related ads and social media posts.

Bunnings is to launch a New Zealand version magazine Bunnings Magazine in July, with Lisa Morton appointed as editor.

As part of StopPress’ Production Month, directors from Flying Fish answer questions about inspiration, career highlights and the format of film.

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

Lion’s Tokyo Dry is blending local and Japanese culture, in a new campaign by DDB featuring Dave Dobbyn’s ‘Slice of Heaven’ recreated in Tokyo.

Mindshare has been appointed as Tourism New Zealand’s global media agency partner.

The Association of NZ Advertisers and the Commercial Communications Council has shared a joint release asking for greater government regulation of social media platforms.

The solo first trip to the dairy is a milestone for any Kiwi kids – and it can be their first taste of independence. Meadow Fresh’s latest campaign celebrates that journey, embracing vulnerability and having the courage to let children have experiences that enable them to grow.

The Sky account remains with DDB after the client met with other agency’s that StopPress believes to be True and TBWA.