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19 December 2025

 
 
Kia ora [firstname]

Whittaker's is bringing a bit of magic to Tāmaki Makaurau with its whimsical window display on Ponsonby Road, just across from the Franklin Road Christmas lights. Check out the story for a little bit of Christmas cheer.

Pak'nSave is reminding Kiwis that anything can be a gift this Christmas, with a new campaign via FCB Aotearoa. It's a campaign that celebrates practical gifts: sausages for the neighbour, wine for the teacher and a vegetable for that relative that you don't really know.

We've kicked off the StopPress Year in Review series with the Comms Council's Simon Lendrum and AUT's Amy Errman. They share an insight into 2025 and look ahead to the year to come. Check back throughout the holidays for more annual wrap ups from across the industry!

In other news: Chemistry is celebrating winning two silver Echo Awards for work done with Hato Hone St John; ACC has launched a new campaign with Film Construction and VML; and Auckland Transport and Thompson Spencer are encouraging public transport use with its new Joy Rides campaign.

Make sure you read Agata Ziemianska's great piece on the true price of AI and the internet in 2025. It delves into the outrage people feel about AI tools scraping their personal information, and while this has been happening for a long time, the stakes have now changed.

Before you go, we just wanted to wish you a Meri Kirihimete and Happy New Year. We look forward to seeing you again in 2026!

Zahra and the StopPress team.
 
Whittaker’s whimsical window brings Christmas magic
 
 

Inviting people to explore the 'wonder of Whittaker's', the whimsical window displays a factory making the Kiwi company's chocolate pods.

 
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  December 19, 2025
 
  Zahra Shahtahmasebi
 
Pak’nWrap your Christmas gifts with Pak’nSave and FCB Aotearoa

Pak'nSave is tackling one of the biggest financial stressors of the festive season - gift-giving - with its latest campaign via FCB Aotearoa.

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  December 19, 2025
 
  StopPress Team
Year in Review 2025: Amy Errman

AUT's Amy Errman says she returned to the fundamentals this year and in 2026, will be looking at ways to produce more empathethic marketing.

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  December 19, 2025
 
  StopPress Team
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Year in Review 2025: Simon Lendrum

Comms Council CEO Simon Lendrum says the team's top priority is continuing to champion Kiwi agencies. Oh, and that Six Seven was 2025's best trend.

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  December 18, 2025
 
  StopPress Team
The true price of AI and the internet in 2025

Machines have been accessing our information online for two decades, but with AI the stakes have changed, writes FCB Media's Agata Ziemianska.

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  December 17, 2025
 
  Agata Ziemianska
 
 
 
 
Chemistry wins two silver Echo Awards for Station of Light campaign

Chemistry has won two silvers at the 2025 Echo Awards for its Station of Light campaign supporting Hato Hone St John.

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  December 18, 2025
 
  StopPress Team
ACC releases new campaign via Film Construction and VML

New Zealand production company Film Construction has collaborated with VML to launch the latest campaign for ACC.

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  December 18, 2025
 
  StopPress Team
 
 
 
 
Auckland Transport and Thompson Spencer launch Joy Rides campaign
 
 

This festive season, Auckland Transport and Thompson Spencer are driving smiles all over Auckland with Joy Rides.

 
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  StopPress Team
 
 
 
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