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99’s new campaign for Mazda’s iconic BT-50 kicked into gear last weekend with a 30-second spot starring comedian Jesse Griffin and actor Tammy Davis (Outrageous Fortune).

Moa Beer (surely the only significant NZ liquor brand with no ad agency?) has launched Rugby Racing & Beer, a campaign to celebrates the month of June – and the simultaneous arrival in Godzone of the Americas Cup and the Lions Tour.

DDB and Coastguard Northern Region say its recent Donate A Fish campaign pioneered a new way to raise funds – instead of asking the donation-fatigued public for spare cash, they asked boaties for a donation much closer to their heart: their freshly caught fish.

Colenso BBDO, JustONE, and MBM have created and coordinated a major new Fly Buys campaign, We Love to Give. The campaign’s main focus is a 60sec feelgood TVC, backed by the Supertramp classic Give a Little Bit.

College Hill-based digital agency justONE has launched a new Genesis Energy campaign to celebrate their joining forces with Fly Buys.

FCB launched #GoBallsOut in April, a provocative social campaign with Testicular Cancer New Zealand to raise awareness for International Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, which encouraged young men to exercise to reduce the risks of testicular cancer, and check their testicles. 

Chorus unveils new brand platform in first campaign with Saatchi & Saatchi Chorus, Saatchi & Saatchi and Starcom have released their first Chorus campaign together, encouraging New Zealanders to break with cultural convention and “Ask for Better”.

DDB has taken AA Insurance in a new direction with a new online campaign – away from the usual car insurance experts stuff, to home and contents insurance.

A new Air New Zealand TVC campaign out of Host Sydney has recruited young children to read a Mothers Day poem – featuring “spew bags” “frantic toilet runs, and “wine splashes on crotches”.