AUCKLAND, Today: Dentsu Media Aotearoa has been named Most Awarded Agency for the second year running at the IAB Digital Advertising Awards, taking home Best in Show, seven Golds and six Silvers.
Winners revealed at 2025 IAB NZ Digital Advertising Awards
AUCKLAND, Today: The 2025 IAB New Zealand Digital Advertising Awards took over Shed 10 last night, celebrating the ideas, tech and talent driving Aotearoa’s digital advertising industry. It was the biggest show in the event’s nine-year history.
Gold for The Spinoff at the 2025 NZ Podcast Awards
AUCKLAND, Today: The 2025 New Zealand Podcast Awards have revealed this year’s winners, celebrating standout storytelling, innovation and audience connection across Aotearoa’s fast-growing podcast scene. The Spinoff Podcast Network led the pack with multiple Gold wins.
Henkel appoints WPP Media across 30 European markets
AUCKLAND, Today: WPP has announced that WPP Media has won the consolidated media business for Henkel Consumer Brands across Europe, expanding its remit across 30 markets.
Stuff mastheads climb 26% as audiences accelerate
AUCKLAND, Today: Stuff Group’s subscription titles have continued strong audience growth, with The Post, The Press and the Waikato Times now reaching almost 1.5 million Kiwis each month, up 26% year on year.
Deep Media launches in New Zealand with joint country leads
AUCKLAND, Today: Deep Media, an Advanced Amazon Ads Partner, has launched in New Zealand with Anna Walker and Lisa Ison appointed as Joint Country Leads to oversee local operations.
TBWA\NZ lands Haier across Australia and New Zealand
AUCKLAND, Today: TBWA\New Zealand has kicked off a major new partnership after being appointed by Haier across New Zealand and Australia following a competitive pitch.
Motion Sickness named Independent Agency of the Year
AUCKLAND, Today: Motion Sickness and Whānau Ora have been recognised among Asia’s top creative leaders at the 2025 ONE Asia Creative Awards, winning Independent Agency of the Year, Client of the Year and the UN Sustainable Development Goals Award for Māori Roll Call.
Arrivals & Departures: Stuff Digital adds key new strategic leader
AUCKLAND, Today: Stuff Group has appointed commercial strategist Anne Lipsham as Director of Trade Marketing for Stuff Digital, stepping into the newly created role.
Are Media readership climbs to 1.93 million
AUCKLAND, Today: Are Media New Zealand is celebrating strong Q3 2025 Nielsen Readership results, hitting 1,935,000 total readers, up 23,000 this quarter and 128,000 across the year.
