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

A round of applause for Fire and Emergency New Zealand, Lotto New Zealand and ASB Bank.

Team Canada follows the journey of Canadian skeleton racer Jane Channell who shares what it means to ‘be Olympic’.

A young brother and sister explore Hong Kong to create their Chinese New Year costume.

Chinese Herald owner Lili Wang has a classic immigrant story. She originally arrived in New Zealand with nothing but a ceaseless ambition to make something of her new life. And she has done just that, commencing her career in banking, starting her own business and eventually purchasing the Chinese Herald. Now, as she sits down to chat with NZ Marketing, she says her sights are set on building a bridge between the Chinese and what she calls “mainstream” communities in New Zealand.

Vice is continuing its exploration of New Zealand’s untold stories with the release of a new Zealandia episode that takes a look at how the addictive and dangerous drug, ‘synnies’ is affecting the lives of West Aucklanders. We talk to producer Ursula Williams about the decision to tackle the issue with personal stories.

Following MediaWorks’ media event yesterday, the company has announced a few changes for 2018; a new lifestyle channel ThreeLife, a new corporate brand identity, a shuffling of radio presenters and the return of familiar shows. StopPress talks with chief content officer Andrew Szusterman and head of programming and acquisitions Ben Quinn about the new channel, why we’re seeing another season of Married at First Sight New Zealand, and the consistency in what they do.

New York Lottery wants to know what you would do if you won its Cash4Life game in a magical ad about a man’s dream.

Samsung’s new ‘Human Nature’ campaign pulls on the motivation strings, sharing the philosophy that ‘we are born to do what can’t be done’.

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

Following the launch of Ecostore’s first brand campaign last year, we sit down with director of marketing Jemma Whiten to discuss its latest campaign strategies, how it’s tracking in local and offshore markets and how its unique proposition has it positioned in the face of new competition.

Mt Smart Stadium is in the market for a new naming rights partner, with Auckland Stadiums, a business unit of Regional Facilities Auckland, inviting expressions of interest from companies with an interest in the sponsorship opportunity.

Telesoftas encourages businesses to lead the way in innovation, and mental health, in its Stepforward campaign.

Toyota Netherlands features Dutch Winter Olympian, Ireen Wust, a long track all-round speed skater, to inspire in its latest campaign.