The country’s biggest magazine publisher is up for sale, with Are Media’s private equity owner taking offers for the business it bought five years ago, and which prints almost all of its product at IVE.

Transcontinental Packaging NZ’s print supervisor and flexographic printer, Brad Smith, was named the BJ Ball 2024 Apprentice of the Year at the 2025 Pride In Print Awards.

Visual Connections has welcomed back Jenny Harris as events consultant, with the appointment, according to the Association, bringing expertise and continuity to its events team.

Avondale-based Studio Q/Laserfoil has received the 2025 Pride In Print Supreme Award for its “stunningly-designed" overseas wedding invite suite.

New Zealand print professionals recently gathered to celebrate industry excellence at the national Pride In Print Awards, held at the Cordis Hotel, Auckland.

Ball & Doggett says it is championing customer success with its current crop of appointments, bringing onboard a new wave of industry expertise to the company.

Applications are now open for the 2025 Fespa Leaders Program, which provides professionals across the print, signage, and graphics development opportunities typically available only to senior executives.

Israeli media is reporting that HP is the frontrunner to buy the beleaguered Landa Digital Printing business, but says if a deal is done HP will pay only a fraction of the amount the company was thought to be worth.

The Visual Media Association has named its Marker representatives for the emerging talent programme which it has branded The Inkers, make your mark.

Epson and The Social Outfit are partnering for an ethical and sustainable fashion industry, which they say will be empowering refugee women through education, training and employment.

Landa Digital Printing's investors have decided to stop funding the business, causing a cashflow crisis, and sending the company to the courts to seek protection as it seeks new funding.

Applications are now open for the inaugural Women in Print HP Indigo Digital Press Scholarship, which is being offered in partnership with Currie Group and HP. Closing date is 3 August.

ePS Packaging has partnered with CarbonQuota to integrate advanced carbon footprint capabilities across its comprehensive software ecosystem.

Print aficionados are in for a real treat, with the world’s earliest printed items coming to Melbourne next month, to be put on show at the 55th annual Melbourne Rare Book Fair.

Pegasus Media & Logistics has welcomed Michael Sherlock as its new CEO, with the company saying he will lead it into the next era of supply chain excellence.

The ACCC has not objected to AusPost’s proposed 13.3 per cent price increase for its reserved ordinary letter service delivered to the regular timetable, which the VMA has called a disappointing outcome.