SMC Heads-Up: Budget 2013, bird flu briefing and media award

Column – Science Media Centre

In This Issue Bird Flu Briefing; SAVVY Wellington; TV3 Science; Canon Awards; Sciblogs highlights; Research highlights; Policy News; Sci-tech events Read more »

Report confirms fleeing driver to blame

Press Release – Police Association

The IPCA report released yesterday into the tragic deaths in Gisborne last year of passengers Peter Bunyan and Holly Gunn, and fleeing driver Dylan Kingi, clearly shows the fleeing driver alone is responsible for such deaths, Police Association President … Read more »

Maurice Williamson: logistics industry must use social media

Press Release – from Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders

Minister of Customs Maurice Williamson has used his big gay rainbow speech to urge the logistics industry to embrace social media. Addressing delegates at the Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Federation (CBAFF) conference, in Tauranga, … Read more »

Printing Excellence wins Golds for APN Print

Press Release – APN Infomedia

Teamwork and commitment to quality has resulted in every APN Print site in New Zealand winning Gold Medals at New Zealands most prestigious print industry gathering, the Pride In Print Awards. Read more »

Spice helps Abano land corporate communications Award

Press Release – Spice Communications

Spice communications group was very honoured to be part of Abanos win of the Emerging Leaders Best Corporate Communicator Award at the prestigious INFINZ Awards dinner last night (more detail in the release attached). Read more »

A Living Wage that enables dignity and participation

Press Release – Face Television

The Living Wage Aotearoa NZ campaign is under way. A report was published last December that defined a living wage as the income necessary to provide workers and their families with the basic necessities of life. It would enable workers to live with … Read more »

Family First Websites Still Under ‘Heavy’ Attack

Press Release – Family First

The Family First NZ website www.familyfirst.org.nz and the Protect Marriage website www.protectmarriage.org.nz has suffered yet another major attack by hackers desperate to muzzle them. Read more »

Car encyclopædia Autocade hits 3,000,000 page views

Press Release – JYandA Media

Autocade ( http://autocade.net ), the car cyclopdia, has clocked up three million page views since its inception, according to its publishers. Read more »

Stuart Mitchell Resigns

Press Release – Aegis

Aegis Media Australia & New Zealand has today announced that Stuart Mitchell, Deputy Chairman, has resigned from the company. Read more »

Mediaworks TV Appoints Director Of Programming

Press Release – Mediaworks

MediaWorks TV has appointed Mark Caulton as Director of Programming, responsible for commissioning, acquisitions and scheduling for television channels TV3 and FOUR. Read more »

Lassoo forges ahead across the Tasman with Sleepmaker Win

Press Release – Lassoo

Lassoo Media & PR has won the Sleepmaker media account in Australia adding another trans-tasman client to its portfolio. The Comfort Group, which owns Sleepyhead and Sleepmaker amongst other brands, has partnered with Lassoo as it works to replicate … Read more »

Anna Reeve joins Pead PR

Press Release – Pead PR

Auckland-based independent PR consultancy Pead PR has appointed Anna Reeve to the role of account manager on its sports and entertainment team. Read more »

Monday Night a Ratings Winner for TV2

Press Release – TVNZ

TV2 dominated last nights ratings with the premiere winter one hour of Shortland Street and a special episode of My Kitchen Rules . Read more »

New Online Media Standards Authority to Launch on 1 July

Press Release – Online Media Standards Authority

New Zealands major radio and television broadcasters confirmed the Go Live date of 1 July for the new Online Media Standards Authority OMSA, which will oversee online news and current affairs content standards. Read more »

APN pinches News Ltd’s Miller for new CEO

Article – BusinessDesk

May 6 (BusinessDesk) – APN News & Media, whose stable of publications includes the New Zealand Herald newspaper, has appointed News Ltds Michael Miller as its new chief executive, effective from mid-June. Read more »

Government Departments Under the Trans Tasman Microscope

Press Release – Trans Tasman

The Trans Tasman Editors are gearing up to release the 4th Annual 2013 New Zealand Government Department Briefing Report. Read more »

The Journey From Print To Digital – Fairfax CEO Greg Hywood

Speech – Fairfax

Im here today to give you a snapshot of what we at Fairfax are doing in this relentless journey from print to digital and to explore the issue that is top of the mind for many of us. Read more »

Disturbing trends for journalists’ protection

Press Release – Pacific Media Watch

A leading journalism academic has voiced concern at the high levels of digital surveillance facing journalists today and has urged journalists to adopt a new ethical model of reporting for social good. Read more »

SMC Heads-Up: Science of crime, SAVVY, Challenges

Press Release – Science Media Centre

SAVVY Wellington; Science of crime; Monckton rebuffed; PM’s Science Prizes; Quoted; New from the SMC; Sciblogs highlights; Research highlights; Policy News; Sci-tech events Read more »

Ewan McGregor brand partner for LG’s TV & AV Range

Press Release – LG Electronics

LG Electronics Australia and New Zealand (LG) have announced its 2013 Home Entertainment (HE) range and its brand partnership with international film star Ewan McGregor. Read more »

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