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![Anglicans cross about pizza firm's bun adverts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Anglicans cross about pizza firm's bun adverts
A pizza company has upset people over an advertising campaign that compares its limited-edition hot cross buns to Jesus.
![Plaintive plea pulls in buyers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Plaintive plea pulls in buyers
Sellers try all kinds of tactics to get their house noticed in sluggish market.
![Chef billboard cooks up a storm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chef billboard cooks up a storm
MediaWorks is under fire for a series of "sexualised" adverts - one of which features the words "backstabbing sl**".
![Drinks giant threatened to pull TVNZ account](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Drinks giant threatened to pull TVNZ account
Pernod 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.
![Complaint upheld over A2 milk advertisement](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Complaint upheld over A2 milk advertisement
The ASA has upheld a complaint against a supermarket advertisement for A2 milk, saying the beneficial claims are not backed up by evidence.
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Burger ad complaint not upheld
A complaint that a Burger King TV ad was offensive to vegetarians by suggesting a burger could convert them to eating meat has not been upheld.
!['Gratuitious sex' bank ad complaint rejected](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Gratuitious sex' bank ad complaint rejected
The Advertising Standards Authority has rejected a complaint that a Rabobank TV ad was a "gratuitous" use of sex appeal to try and sell an unrelated product.
![Authority names NZ's most hated commercials](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Authority names NZ's most hated commercials
Hell Pizza has denied being offensive for the sake of it - despite having New Zealand's most complained about adverts.
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2009's most complained about ads
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.