BMW is in hot water for an ad which appeared to encourage unsafe driving.

A poster of a woman holding a sex toy had a complaint against it upheld.

A company claiming their pen can click away pain has come under fire again

A complaint against Lotto's Mother's Day TV ad has been upheld.

A complaint against the company has been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority

The ASA's annual report reveals the ads copped the most complaints in 2016

The phrase "I'd rather be dead than cool" on a rental vehicle was deemed offensive.

A cider company pulled a social media giveaway which could be used to play scrumpy-hands

Stadium-packing US rock bands playing in Dunedin for $15 may sound too good to be true.

A pain which promises to click away pain with the power of rose quartz is under scrutiny from Consumer NZ.

The Government must step in to curb the marketing of unhealthy food to our children, a leading public health researcher argues.

A controversial Greenpeace TV ad has been given the green light after the dairy industry attempted to shut it down.

The used car dealer advertised one car model at half the price of what could actually be found online.

New submissions sought on how to identify age of advertising audience.

A complaint against a woman who displayed graphic posters on her fence, including of cats and dogs being burnt alive, has been upheld - for a second time.

A proposed voluntary code on advertising to children features explicit restrictions on advertising of "occasional" foods and beverages.

An ad campaign for Burgen bread has been accused of sexualising women to sell a staple food.

A company which gets millions in public funds to eradicate tuberculosis says it stands by a nationwide advertisement found to have breached the advertising industry's code of ethics.

Flip has been criticised for advertising its internet service for $55 a month, without disclosing that the cost went up to $60 after the first month.

A Conservative Party pamphlet comparing it with rival party New Zealand First has been ruled inaccurate and in breach of the advertising code of ethics.

An upmarket Auckland bar has been accused of making "untrue and defamatory statements", after an ad campaign poking fun at the RSA's food.

A power company's advertisements exploited the trust of consumers and were likely to mislead or deceive, according to the Advertising Standards Authority.

A message to 'Go f*** yourself San Diego' has landed a Kiwi campervan company in hot water with the Advertising Standards Authority.

A daily deals website that advertised a drinking game in which if "you lose, you booze", has admitted the ad was an error of judgement that strayed from advertising principles.

Countdown has been ordered to withdraw advertisements for a "one-day sale'' that ran online for 21 hours over two days.