ANZA was delighted to see Glen Wiggs recognised in the New Year honours list as Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his work in establishing the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). As a cornerstone of advertising industry self-regulation, the ASA, supported by the Advertising Codes of Practice and the Advertising Standards Complaints Board provide both the public and industry with a highly effective means of maintaining advertising standards in this country. Glen established the ASA in 1990 and was its director for 14 years.

ANZA would like to recognise the huge effort by the Print Media Industry Research Review Group (PMIRRG) over the past year. Their current tender process seeks to future proof readership measurement in New Zealand, providing relevant audience data in a more complex and dynamic media landscape, an initiative that will greatly benefit advertisers. The PMIRRG have today announced that their RFP for readership data has been finalised and has been issued to a short-list of four research agencies.