BusinessFlaccid and flabby ads ruled to be misleadingAds targeting the flaccid and flabby contained misleading and unsubstantiated claims, the Advertising Standards Authority has found.10 Oct 04:26 AM
New ZealandWomen call for ban on 'sexist' drink can messagesA call to ban energy drink cans featuring overt sexual messages has been made by the National Council of Women.17 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandKronic ads on youth radio under fireStation owner defends decision as within the law, but minister says it 'stinks'.27 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandAnglicans cross about pizza firm's bun advertsA pizza company has upset people over an advertising campaign that compares its limited-edition hot cross buns to Jesus.06 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandPlaintive plea pulls in buyersSellers try all kinds of tactics to get their house noticed in sluggish market.02 Apr 04:30 PM
New ZealandDB ordered to pull 'Black Budget' beer adsDB Breweries has been ordered to withdraw TV and online ads from its current campaign featuring Arnold Nordmeyer's infamous late-1950s "Black Budget" and the company's DB Export Beer.11 Feb 06:11 AM
New ZealandChef billboard cooks up a stormMediaWorks is under fire for a series of "sexualised" adverts - one of which features the words "backstabbing sl**".08 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandDrinks giant threatened to pull TVNZ accountPernod Ricard threatened to pull its advertising from TVNZ after a vodka ad was placed alongside a story about a schoolboy who drank himself to death.03 Feb 05:28 AM