Movings & Shakings
TVNZ strengthens commercial leadership with two senior appointments
TVNZ has appointed James Butcher as GM sales and Rebekah Gierlinska as GM growth and partnerships to grow its commercial leadership team.
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oOh!media enhances retail network
oOh!media New Zealand has completed major digital upgrades at Bayfair Shopping Centre in Mount Maunganui and Botany Town Centre in Auckland.
Partner articles
Travel and retail advertising trends in 2026
Advertising intelligence company Bigdatr presents the travel and retail advertising trends to show what’s ahead for 2026.
Partner articles
Media trends and trust: Q+A with Streem managing director Leon Hudson
Streem has released its State of the Media Report for 2026. Managing director Leon Hudson weighs in on the hot topics shaping the industry.
Campaigns
Essano’s new campaign champions local agencies and talent
Skincare brand essano has unveiled a new campaign that highlights its commitment to transparency in skincare and honest storytelling.
News
Spark Arena launches new all-in-one mobile app
Auckland’s multipurpose venue Spark Arena has launched the Spark Arena App, offering an unified platform to meet evolving fan needs.
News
Nielsen data shows Kiwis’ love of travel drives 10% lift in ad investment
New Nielsen Ad Intel data shows advertising spend across the travel category in New Zealand rose 9.9% year-on-year.
International
Around the World: Zuckerberg grilled at trial
Media expert Antony Young wraps up global media headlines: Zuckerberg on trial, UK agencies’ staff exodus and new Valentine’s Day campaigns.
Events
Moana Auckland to kick off with free Shoreline Social weekend by the water
New Zealand’s Ocean Festival Moana Auckland opens with Shoreline Social at the Eastern Viaduct on February 28 and March 1.
Campaigns
Unichem and Life Pharmacy’s new campaign puts empathy front and centre
Unichem and Life Pharmacy are putting empathy front and centre in its latest brand campaign, Make Your Problems Our Problem.
News
From letterbox to intelligence
CEO Struan Abernethy on how Reach became a data-led, AI-ready marketing group.
Media
Tonic Media Network expands into Aotearoa New Zealand
Tonic Media Network, an Australian media company specialising in health and wellbeing, has officially launched in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Media
NZME and Getty Images announce global partnership
Getty Images has announced a partnership with New Zealand Media and Entertainment to licence images from The New Zealand Herald.
Movings & Shakings
Are Media announces new editor for Kia Ora magazine
Are Media has appointed Jacqui Loates-Haver as the editor of Kia Ora, Air New Zealand’s flagship inflight magazine.
Campaigns
Auckland goes all out for pride via dentsu Aotearoa
Dentsu’s partnership with pride festival ‘Big Gay Out’ this week delivered a celebration of community, creativity and connection.
News
TikTok celebrates Kiwi businesses
The social media giant has held a special event to celebrate the almost two million New Zealanders and 60,000 Kiwi businesses using the platform.
Accounts
Breast Cancer Foundation NZ appoints Special as its creative agency
Breast Cancer Foundation NZ has appointed Special as its lead strategic and creative agency in a new partnership.
Campaigns
Anchor, Sky and EssenceMediacom deliver creator-led cooking campaign
Anchor has partnered with Sky and Miss Polly’s Kitchen to launch a new culinary campaign into premium broadcast environments.
Campaigns
Kiwi winery ‘steals’ the spotlight with Saatchi & Saatchi, Digitas
A real-life wine burglary has become part of a launch campaign for a Waiheke Island winery in the Australian market.
Movings & Shakings
Aaron Dawson joins Cartology New Zealand from TVNZ
Former TVNZ general manager, sales, Aaron Dawson has joined Cartology New Zealand to lead its sales function as head of client partnerships.
Campaigns
Westpac, Saatchi & Saatchi and Spark Foundry reward ‘the real ones’ at Laneway
Designed to celebrate die-hard fans – ‘the real ones’ – the campaign rewards those who know every lyric, queue early, and live for the music.
News
Publicis Groupe ANZ launches Le Truc
Publicis Groupe ANZ has launched Le Truc, a creative collective that extends beyond traditional advertising.
News
Payper expands to Christchurch and relocates Auckland office
New Zealand PR agency Payper has opened a new office in central Christchurch while relocating its Auckland operation.
Campaigns
Woolworths and dentsu bring drive-thru convenience home for burger launch
Woolworths NZ and Dentsu Creative delivered a limited-time Home Burgers drive-thru activation for its new beef burger patty range.
Accounts
Curious Nation scores new wins across NZ, Australia and Japan
Brand activation agency Curious Nation has kicked off the year with three new business wins across NZ, Australia and Japan.
News
CarExpert launches in NZ in joint venture with Trade Me
CarExpert has officially launched in New Zealand, marking its first international expansion through a joint venture with Trade Me.
News
POP Publicity evolves into POP Agency
Independent communications consultancy POP Publicity has officially relaunched as POP Agency to offer an integrated model.
Movings & Shakings
Anthem appoints Conor Roberts and Alicia Lemmer
Communications and marketing agency Anthem has appointed Conor Roberts to executive director and Alicia Lemmer to account executive.
Campaigns
Bendon and YS celebrate women in new campaign
Bendon has launched a new campaign with YS to champion fit, comfort and confidence, while honouring women as they are.
News
Bear-illiant news! Griffin’s brings back Cookie Bear
Cookie Bear is returning to Griffin’s packaging this week, continuing his almost 60 year tenure as the face of popular Kiwi biscuits.