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NZME and Duco renew partnership for Hot Spring Spas T20 Black Clash
NZME and Duco Events have renewed their multi-year media partnership for the Hot Spring Spas T20 Black Clash.
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Awards
oOh!media celebrates style with the ‘Most Unmissable Award’ at YouTube NZ Marketing Awards
Last night at the annual YouTube NZ Marketing Awards, oOhMedia! celebrated the best-dressed marketer with a ‘Most Unmissable Award’.
Campaigns
PHD helps Kindness Collective deliver the biggest The PJ Project yet to keep kids warm
PHD and many media owners have helped Kindness Collective deliver the PJ Project to keep 28,173 children in need warm this winter.
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Spark, NZ Herpes Foundation, Vogel’s triumph at the YouTube NZ Marketing Awards 2025
The NZ Marketing Awards honours best work and brightest marketing talent across Aotearoa and is the premier awards programme in the calendar.
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NZME renews partnership with the Southern Hemisphere’s largest Warbirds event
NZME is proud to renew its partnership with Warbirds Over Wanaka, the renowned airshow that was twice voted New Zealand’s Favourite Event.
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Acast launches Ads Academy with free podcast ad courses
Acast has launched Acast Ads Academy, offering two free, on-demand courses to help marketers execute advertising campaigns.
Campaigns
VML boosts Kiwis’ wellbeing with new ‘Top Up’ campaign
Creative company VML has teamed up with the Mental Health Foundation to launch a national behaviour change campaign.
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Youthline asks Kiwis to Walk the Talk for youth mental health
Aotearoa’s youth mental health charity Youthline invites everyone to join Walk the Talk 2025 this September.
Campaigns
BNZ, Colenso BBDO take it slow to tackle scammers
To help keep its customers safe from scammers, BNZ is taking a different approach in a new campaign created with Colenso BBDO.
Campaigns
From haute couture to hound couture: Greyhounds take to the catwalk for NZ Fashion Week
Greyhounds took centre stage at New Zealand Fashion Week as part of a new campaign for charity Greyhounds as Pets, via Special.
Campaigns
HELL’s new pizza comes with a ‘Doobious’ bag of herbs
HELL rolls out Doobious, a new pizza with a baggie of dried herbs, aimed at sparking conversation about cannabis use.
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Suncorp New Zealand appoints One Plus One as PR partner
Insurance provider Suncorp New Zealand (comprising Vero Insurance) has appointed independent agency One Plus One Communications as its New Zealand PR partner. Suncorp’s executive manager of…
Accounts
Tonic Communications returns as PR partner for Auckland Design Week 2026
Tonic Communications will once again lead local and international media engagement for Auckland Design Week 2026.
Campaigns
BNZ and Colenso BBDO reveal the secret to hacking your home loan
BNZ and Colenso BBDO have launched the TotalMoney campaign to help Kiwis pay less interest, get ahead faster and become debt-free sooner.
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Woodstock and Droga5 team up to celebrate bromance in new platform
Brewing company Woodstock has launched a new platform with Droga5 ANZ, part of Accenture Song, called Celebrate Your Bromance.
Movings & Shakings
Together welcomes Matt Bale as senior advisor
Together is excited to welcome one of New Zealand’s most respected media and technology professionals, Matt Bale, as senior advisor.
Campaigns
Mercury has the cheat codes for its nationwide treasure hunt
Mercury is inviting New Zealanders to take part in a nationwide treasure hunt for ‘cheat codes’ hidden in media.
Movings & Shakings
M+C Saatchi Group appoints Anita Zanesco as CMO
Zanesco will work alongside recently appointed group ANZ CEO, Dani Bassil, and the core leadership team across Australia and Auckland.
Campaigns
RotoruaNZ and jnr. tell families to ‘Relax Hard’
RotoruaNZ has launched a new campaign with independent creative agency jnr. This time encouraging whānau to ‘Relax Hard in Rotorua’.
Movings & Shakings
FCB appoints Paul Wilson to group CEO for Aotearoa
Wilson will oversee all of FCB’s operations across Aotearoa, including FCB/Six, FCB Media, Initiative and UM.
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NZME’s ANZ Donation Station returns for Daffodil Day
The live broadcast combines music, storytelling and entertainment to raise funds for the Cancer Society and support Kiwis affected by cancer.
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TVNZ to bring FIFA World Cup 26 to Kiwi fans
TVNZ has secured exclusive rights to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with free-to-air and paid options on TVNZ1 and TVNZ+ from June next year.
Campaigns
New campaign promotes culinary delights created with The Southerly’s whisky-infused mānuka honey
The Southerly is launching a new dynamic out of home campaign that features creations from the country’s top culinary talent.
Movings & Shakings
Thompson Spencer appoints Megan Clark Cook as managing partner
Thompson Spencer says Clark Cook will play a pivotal role in driving growth across new and existing client partnerships.
Awards
Get your entries in for the 2025 Pressie Awards
The awards, run by the Comms Council in association with TikTok, is entering its final phase. Late entries close at 11:59pm on August 28.
Awards
IAB New Zealand announces judges for 2025 annual awards
The Interactive Advertising Bureau of New Zealand has revealed the executive judging panel for the 2025 IAB NZ Digital Advertising Awards.
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DOC names One NZ as national conservation partner
The new partnership aims to bring mobile services and technology to the frontline of conservation and redirect an estimated $14m in savings.
Movings & Shakings
A new chapter in Sky leadership
Sky is entering a chapter in leadership following the departure of chief media and data officer Lauren Quaintance.
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TVNZ named free-to-air broadcast partner for Provincial Rugby
TVNZ has been named the free-to-air broadcast partner for Provincial Rugby, with the multi-year agreement set to begin in the 2026 season.
Campaigns
KiwiHarvest joins JCDecaux’s social impact initiative
JCDecaux has welcomed New Zealand food rescue organisation KiwiHarvest as its latest charity partner to join its social impact initiative.