Government body Maritime New Zealand has put its creative and media accounts up for pitch after six years with FCB. The incumbent agency has declined to participate in the pitch.

With the digital revolution upon us changing the way we work, live and play, the employment outlook for digital professionals is bright. The 2017 Digital Remuneration Report breaks down the incomes of different roles within the industry in Aotearoa, as well as how we fare against our Australian counterparts.

While the majority of political messages focus on rousing an individual’s sense of civic and democratic duty (such as Rock the Vote), publications like Vice NZ are taking a slightly different route with its latest partnership with the Electoral Commission called ‘We Are New Zealand’.

With Father’s Day fast approaching, we thought we’d look back at some of the heartwarming spots released in the US earlier this year.

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

Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit, Steve Hansen’s made his acting debut to save the world in an epic Arnott’s campaign. But does one of the clips step a little too close to the sexist line?

Burger Burger is after a new summer uniform and it wants fans to design it for them through a Design Design competition.

From a disastrous coffee spill to a waywardly thrown ball, Tower shows that whatever the world does, it can easily undo.

What’s a sure fire way to get your image conscious teens to slow down behind the wheel? Blast some of your favourite embarrassing tunes, of course.

Chinese digital marketing agency United Media Solution (UMS) has been appointed by Vodafone New Zealand in order to engage more with Chinese New Zealanders.

Standard Media Index chief executive Jane Schulze says “New Zealand is probably the most buoyant advertising market” compared to surveys conducted across Australia, Europe, the United Kingdom and Australia.

From outdoor to digital to good old fashioned print, advertising has taken many forms over the years. Now, in an innovative new way to promote its Baconator range, Wendy’s is advertising on billboards in popular video games.

New Zealand Jerky’s new ‘Serious Meat’ campaign is no laughing matter as comedian Tim Batt’s cow jokes fall ‘udderly’ flat.

Ever pressed ‘send’ on an email too early? We’ve all been there, and now so has The Daily Telegraph which accidentally published a story that Prince Philip was dead (he’s not).

With the foodie revolution well and truly underway, Cheetos doesn’t want to miss out on the fun as it opens its very first restaurant in New York City.

Kudos to New Zealand Jerky, Anchor, Tower, Air New Zealand and Wendy’s.

In an open letter published today, Eat My Lunch has called on members of Parliament to sign up for the service in a bid to help hungry kids around the country.

Stuff Fibre has awarded its account to Starcom New Zealand, following a competitive pitch involving a number of unnamed agencies.

Anchor has unveiled the next round of its ‘Go Strong’ brand platform, via Colenso BBDO, to promote its new range of Anchor Protein+ products as the providers of the strength needed to get through life.

As part of Idealog’s Technology Month, it picked the brains of some of the movers and shakers in the industry to find out their favourite tech-related things, their biggest fears for the future and what other companies and individuals inspire their work. Here’s Wrestler’s Ben Forman.