Wellington is counting down to Christmas with a colourful instalment of Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency’s (WREDA) annual Wellington Advent Calendar by four local artists and DNA.

At a time when media is often forced upon consumers, magazines have an unlikely advantage in letting readers choose whether they want to engage. And with titles winning as much as 192 minutes of reader time, it’s a choice still being made regularly.

Fairfax and Nib have launched Done, a new range of affordable, tailored health insurance designed to make it easier for the surprising number of Kiwis that don’t have any health cover.

Cat food company Sheba gets its groove on in its latest ad.

New Zealand branding agency Dow Design has acquired Auckland digital design and marketing agency Goodfolk to create a combined business called Dow Goodfolk.

With the countdown to Christmas well underway, TSB is exploring what makes the best present and it seems family and friends come out on top.

For its holiday ads, Lincoln Motor Company was inspired to bring Christmas wishes to life.

Melbourne’s Magnum Opus Partners advertising agency doesn’t want you to have a stock-standard Christmas this year.

To help Santa take requests for Kiwi kids’ wish lists, Spark, with Colenso BBDO and PHD, has brought in a group of retirees to man the Santaline.

Ever wondered what you can do with your creative writing degree? Wonder no more.

Movember is over and the bristly moustaches seen on upper lips nationwide have long disappeared down the sink. However, Barkers has now harnessed its Christmas shopping rush for good as it teams up with the Movember Foundation for a second crack at fundraising for men’s health.

German supermarket Edeka have gone with a sci-fi take on Christmas into the future.

2degrees will be the exclusive telecommunications partner for all five New Zealand teams competing in the Investec Super Rugby competition from February 2018.

ASB bank is giving two tennis fans the chance to have an ace wedding – by getting married on Stanley Street’s center court on 31 December, the eve of the ASB Classic 2018 tennis event.

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