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
BusinessComplaint upheld over A2 milk advertisementThe ASA has upheld a complaint against a supermarket advertisement for A2 milk, saying the beneficial claims are not backed up by evidence.18 Jan 10:15 PM
New ZealandControversial posters cause outrageAdvertising posters depicting the Pope as a paedophile and Prophet Muhammad as a suicide bomber have been ripped down.28 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandBurger ad complaint not upheldA 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.27 Aug 04:21 AM
Official Cash Rate'Gratuitious sex' bank ad complaint rejectedThe 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.04 Aug 12:30 AM
New ZealandAuthority names NZ's most hated commercialsHell Pizza has denied being offensive for the sake of it - despite having New Zealand's most complained about adverts.05 Jun 04:00 PM
New Zealand2009's most complained about adsHell 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.04 Jun 07:22 AM
BusinessNZ sperm quality ad complaint upheldIt's quality, not quantity when it comes to NZ men's sperm, says the Advertising Complaints Authority.05 May 12:30 AM
New ZealandTVNZ sorry for diet ad shown during anorexia docoTVNZ has apologised for screening an advertisement for a weight-management product during a documentary on anorexia.04 May 04:00 PM
Personal FinanceLong says he lost $50,000 in HanoverFormer <i>One News</i> presenter Richard Long regrets his role as the television voice for Hanover Finance - and says he has lost about $50,000 himself.31 Mar 03:00 PM
