Campaigns
Uber Eats launches latest ‘Ding dong deals’ ANZ campaign
Uber Eats, in partnership with Special and EssenceMediacom, has launched the latest swear-worthy campaign for its ‘Ding dong deals’ platform.
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Partner articles
Shoptalk expands healthcare footprint with launch of Medtalk
Digital out of home operator Shoptalk has launched Medtalk, a healthcare-focused network spanning more than 165 medical venues across NZ.
Partner articles
Hemisphere wins Health NZ’s gambling harm account
Hemisphere has won Health NZ’s Minimising Gambling Harm account, taking on the Safer Gambling Aotearoa platform for the next three years.
Movings & Shakings
Mint hires new head of digital
Strategic marketing and creative agency Mint has appointed Bede Fahey as head of digital. Fahey joins after five years at OMD New Zealand.
Movings & Shakings
Media leader launches fractional offering for SMEs
Ben Dufty has announced the launch of injctr, a fractional offering for SMEs and startups across Aotearoa.
Awards
Uber Eats and Special US win Cannes Media Grand Prix
Uber and Special’s US office has taken home a Cannes Grand Prix for Media for their ‘Build your own Super Bowl commercial’ campaign.
Movings & Shakings
Special builds on digital design capabilities with new director
Special has appointed one of New Zealand’s most experienced multidisciplinary designers Becca O’Shea as design director – digital.
Movings & Shakings
Remix magazine introduces new senior editor
The team at Remix magazine are excited to introduce editorial and content leader Anna Lee as senior editor.
Campaigns
MBM and Sport Nation bring live Fifa commentary on-screen
MBM, Sport Nation and Lumo have turned real-time World Cup commentary into a live digital OOH campaign across Auckland’s busiest roads.
Movings & Shakings
Woolworths NZ appoints Oliver Lynch as CustomerX director
Woolworths New Zealand has appointed Oliver Lynch, who joins from US-based tech firm Capital Preferences, as CustomerX director.
Movings & Shakings
Crave expands into Wellington with new senior business director
Full-service creative agency Crave is expanding into Wellington, led by new senior business director Hannah Titheridge.
Campaigns
Red Seal and R&R launch ‘toothpaste with teeth’
Red Seal and R&R have launched a new campaign, ‘toothpaste with teeth’, to promote the new Baking Soda + HAp toothpaste.
News
New special Dave Rennie & Paddy to air on Sky Sport 1
Sky Sport is presenting a 30-minute special, Dave Rennie & Paddy, on Thursday, July 2 at 8pm on Sky Sport 1.
Awards
Dentsu Creative Aotearoa awarded Silver at Cannes Lions 2026
Dentsu Creative Aotearoa’s Reverse Media Schedules has won Silver at the 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
Campaigns
Radio Hauraki and Bowel Cancer NZ take ‘Day in loo’ to new heights
Radio Hauraki is broadcasting the ‘Day in loo’ campaign from the top of Auckland’s Sky Tower for 12 hours in support of Bowel Cancer NZ.
News
Ad Net Zero framework to give advertisers clearer view of media footprint
Ad Net Zero has published the third edition of its Global Media Sustainability Framework, which helps track emissions from media spend.
Movings & Shakings
Go Media appoints Angel Butler as sales coordinator
Go Media has welcomed recent graduate Angel Butler to its Auckland sales team, appointing her as sales coordinator.
Campaigns
GWM takes ‘Wahs selling cars’ to the big leagues with its Fieldays sales stadium
GWM NZ brought its ‘Wahs selling cars’ platform to life at Fieldays, turning its Mystery Creek site into a GWM sales stadium.
News
COMvergence releases Final 2025 New Zealand Billings and Market Share Report
Global media and advertising research firm COMvergence has released its annual New Zealand Billings and Market Share report.
News
Cassidy Meredith named in Campaign’s 40 Under 40 for 2026
Omnicom Media New Zealand’s Cassidy Meredith has been named in Campaign’s prestigious 40 Under 40 2026 list.
Accounts
Thrive PR expands BYD remit to lead ANZ experiential and launch strategy
Independent creative comms agency Thrive PR & Communications has landed the product launch and experiential account for BYD.
Movings & Shakings
Former NZ Police social media boss joins Special
Special has appointed social media expert Jess Bovey as head of social. Bovey joins from NZ Police where she worked for nearly a decade.
Awards
YouTube NZ Marketing Awards 2026 finalists announced
NZ Marketing magazine and the Marketing Association are thrilled to unveil the finalists for the YouTube NZ Marketing Awards 2026.
News
Sky confirms extensive Commonwealth Games coverage
With just 30 days to go until the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, Sky has revealed its comprehensive multi-platform coverage plans.
News
Lush launches limited-edition soap to help protect Māui dolphins
Lush has partnered with the Endangered Species Foundation to help combat bottom trawling and protect the endangered Māui dolphins.
News
Lume announces launch date, first artists and global debut
Lume, the music startup backed by Lorde and co-founders from Substack and Letterboxd, has revealed its launch date and participating artists.
Awards
‘Brilliant team result’ for Special at Campaign Global Agency Awards
Special is celebrating two major wins at the Campaign’s Global Agency of the Year Awards in London last week.
News
Special PR celebrates fifth birthday
Award-winning independent agency Special PR celebrated its fifth birthday last week with a party in Ponsonby, Auckland.
News
Sky Sport confirms Roger Tuivasa-Sheck to join NRL broadcast team
Sky Sport has confirmed that rugby league player Roger Tuivasa-Sheck will join Sky’s NRL coverage for the remainder of the 2026 season.
Awards
Motion Sickness’ Sam Stuchbury recognised among the world’s creative elite
Motion Sickness founder and ECD Sam Stuchbury has won two major honours at the Campaign Agency of the Year Global Awards.