At the height of Telecom's problems with its XT mobile network and 111 access, it kept the public in the dark about faults.

Hell Pizza has denied being offensive for the sake of it - despite having New Zealand's most complained about adverts.

When television arrived in New Zealand 50 years ago a consumer's main decision was whether to buy a console TV or one that had legs.

Hell Pizza's reference to a dog-eating Tongan and ASB claiming to be a "Kiwi bank" are among the ads that irked Kiwis most last year.

Telecom boss Paul Reynolds is fronting the relaunch of the troubled XT network, saying it is fixed.

The Best Ideas are Free: Online now 10pc of all Kiwi media spend

There's some pretty dire stuff out there but every so often an ad comes along that's a true rib-tickler

Several of the major advertisers for the Fifa World Cup have released their commercials for the tournament.

The first television advert for abortion services in the UK is to be aired next week, prompting anger from anti-abortion groups.

Three words that make me cringe: "Make it viral"...

I turned vegetarian yesterday, finally, after thinking about it for the best part of a week.

It's quality, not quantity when it comes to NZ men's sperm, says the Advertising Complaints Authority.

TVNZ has apologised for screening an advertisement for a weight-management product during a documentary on anorexia.