Pop-up stores are all the rage lately, so New Zealand Natural’s jumped on the experiential bandwagon with its new pop-up store, Melt, on Auckland’s Quay Street.

The countdown is on for this year’s Axis Awards and CAANZ building the hype with an online pub quiz to test your knowledge of local ads, egos and awards.

Electric Kiwi was this week confirmed as the broadcast partner of The Project, which will be hitting local TV screens for the first time on 20 February. A relative newcomer to the energy scene, Electric Kiwi is one of a number of independent energy providers offering New Zealand consumers an alternative to the big, traditional power companies. We caught up with recently appointed Electric Kiwi chief executive Luke Blincoe (previously at Genesis and before that at Globug) to find out how the business is doing and why he’s decided to back MediaWorks’ experimental current affairs show.

In a ‘Special Event’ Facebook Live video, similar to an Apple announcement, the McDonald’s has announced a new Chocolate Shamrock shake and a game-changing straw to match.

With International Women’s Day just around the corner, the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions, with support from some prominent Kiwi women and members of the public, is fighting for the pay gap to finally come to a close in a ‘Treat Her Right’ campaign by Double Denim.

Money is not an easy subject for many to talk about but with a mission to help Kiwis be better with their finances, Kiwibank put it front and centre in its new show Mind Over Money. And bringing it to life is Nigel Latta and his colleagues at Ruckus who we spoke to about ‘humanising’ money and helping brands break away from conventional TVCs.

Officially launched in December, Iceberg—formerly known as Strategy Auckland—is the latest creative agency on the scene.

With one of the largest recorded women’s marches against Donald Trump taking place only a matter of weeks ago, it seems that 2017 could be the year of progressive feminism. Jumping on board with this idea, New Zealand-owned Ziera Shoes has launched a campaign titled ‘Unstoppable’ that promotes empowerment and strength amongst women globally.

Last month we saw Air New Zealand ask Kiwis who they’ll be missing on Valentine’s Day and following hundreds of responses, the airline has reunited a pair to who Valentine’s Day carries great significance.

MediaWorks executive creative director Ant Farac tells StopPress about the artist that inspired the much-maligned Three logo.

While many brands are hoping to reel in the romantic with love stories and pink brand makeovers this Valentine’s Day, Visa has opted to deliver some unpleasant truths about popular gifts.

The old adage goes that prediction is a fool’s game, but this has done little to dissuade Accenture from releasing its annual Fjord Trends report, which aims to predict disruptive digital trends, for the last ten years. 2017 was no different, and the company is again playing the prediction game, this time identifying eight trends businesses should be wary of over the next 12 months.

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

In what might just be the most outlandishly bizarre ad for a recruitment agency, Talent Army has released a new video showcasing one man’s extraordinary ‘timejacking’ skills.

With a little help from the trustworthy faces of Pete and Andy Walker, KFC is taking a stand against rumours, such as the fact that its chickens are bred at “Illuminati mutant farms”.

Perhaps better known for their shock jock antics, infamous radio duo Matt Heath and Jeremy Wells are embracing the entrepreneurial spirit with their latest business venture.

After launching in Australia more than five years ago, global experiential marketing agency Because has landed on New Zealand shores.

Tourism New Zealand has been called out for allowing its ads to appear on the Breitbart news site, which is largely seen as a mouthpiece for the alt-right. Twitter user Oliver Gerber tweeted at the organisation asking it to blacklist the site to avoid this from happening in the future.

Every year new things are added to the never-ending pile of history. And yesterday, MediaWorks dropped the TV3 fern into the landfill and signalled a fresh start with the launch of Three. We chat to a few of the minds behind this move and discover that brands sometimes need to evolve with the changing times.

With the new Three rebrand hitting screens from today, it’s not just a new look they’re touting to audiences. MediaWorks’ chief commercial officer Glen Kyne speaks to StopPress prior to the brand launch on tapping into the 25-54 market, balancing entertainment and news, and how television is still a powerful force for advertisers today.