The ad too controversial for TV
An ad celebrating the role of the father in a child's life has been banned.
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Adverts encouraging gender stereotypes to be banned in the UK by 2018.
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Former Indonesian beauty queen promotes NZ
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Complaint against BMW ad upheld
BMW is in hot water for an ad which appeared to encourage unsafe driving.
Sex shop poster deemed too saucy
A poster of a woman holding a sex toy had a complaint against it upheld.
More concerns raised over pen which claims to 'erase' pain
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Plumbing company defends charging customer
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Sky does U-turn on post-haka advertising
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Google to stop reading your Gmail
Google is going to stop reading your Gmail in search of opportunities to sell ads.
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Revealed: The ads NZ complained about most
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BurgerFuel 'smack and cheese' advert offends Latinos
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Spark buys marketing firm Ubiquity Software
Spark New Zealand has bought Auckland-based marketing automation firm Ubiquity Software.
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