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.
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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.
Partner articles
Utility welcomes new director of performance and growth
Utility has appointed Lior Kitain as director of performance and growth to oversee its paid amplification and conversion discipline.
Campaigns
Resene and Lumo fill(ed) the tin
Lumo Digital and Resene have put together a vibrant ‘home crowd’ activation for the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific grand final.
Media
All Whites Fifa World Cup 2026 campaign sees record streaming on TVNZ+
The All Whites’ opening match on June 16 saw TVNZ+ deliver its largest streaming day ever, with almost 2.3 million streams across 24 hours.
News
NZ Herald launches new app putting readers in control of their news
NZ Herald has launched a new app that enables readers to personalise their news feed and see more of the content most important to them.
Media
TVNZ delivers cross-platform live event for Ready Gamer Mum
PHD Aotearoa, Spark, South Pacific Pictures and TVNZ delivered a live cross-platform event around Kiwi gaming show Ready Gamer Mum.
Campaigns
Special Design creates new brand identity for The New Zealand Society
Special Design has crafted a brand identity for The New Zealand Society as the non-profit prepares to celebrate its centenary.
Campaigns
Silver Ferns and Pitchblack ask New Zealand to ‘Fight with us’
Pitchblack Partners and Netball NZ have teamed up to launch ‘Fight with us’, a call-to-arms to rally the nation behind the Silver Ferns.
Campaigns
Wattie’s latest work via TBWA\New Zealand heralds a new era
Wattie’s new campaign, via TBWA\New Zealand is already resonating, having been recognised by Kantar New Zealand for the May Ad Impact Award.
News
Focus on the feeling you’re selling
Marketing is more than selling a product, it’s about how you make people feel, says brand and retail strategist Nick Gray.
Events
Whitecliffe joins The Y as Walk the Line returns to NZ Fashion Week
The Y is bringing Walk the Line back to NZ Fashion Week 2026, partnering with Whitecliffe to spotlight the next generation of fashion talent.
News
The Warehouse sets up delivery partnership with DoorDash
Kiwis in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington can now get The Warehouse products delivered to their door via DoorDash.
Partner articles
Are Media women’s brands deliver strong growth
Are Media New Zealand’s iconic women’s titles are celebrating strong growth in the latest Nielsen Readership Survey.