New Zealand Music Month kicks off today, paying homage to some of the country's biggest artists and this year key sponsor Beck's plans to make the advertising sing.

NZ immigration officials have been forced to admit celebrity chef Nigella Lawson is eligible for a visa after they could find no evidence that she'd been banned from the US.

Labour's immigration spokesman is concerned about the consistency of Immigration New Zealand's decisions after it granted a visa exemption to Nigella Lawson.

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

If advertising makes you sick, brace yourself: on some local flights, the motion-sickness bags now feature ads.

It has been used to sell cars, Coke, whiskey and gambling - now the haka is being used to encourage French people with osteoarthritis to exercise.

Maniototo in Central Otago seems an unlikely place to set up an online business, but for dog lover Rose Voice, the isolation has proven no barrier to success.

A TV ad showing a girl going online to ask where to insert a tampon has sparked outrage.

MPs at a select committee are considering a law change that would lower the drink driving limit from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg.

Companies are now getting good impact from social media but a marketing expert says that online discourse has become more volatile, writes John Drinnan.

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

Rising economic confidence and "aggressive" marketing techniques are seen as the driving factors behind an 8.9 million litre rise in alcohol availability last year.

A group charged by the SFO for allegedly operating a $1.6m ad invoice scam don't want the case transferred to the High Court.

Whenever women complain at the sexual objectification of women, let them direct their protest at the culprits, namely women, writes Bob Jones.

Have you ever wondered why the supermarket toilet paper aisle features more puppies and kittens than a pet shop?

The shift to plain packaging for cigarettes should further reduce the already low smoking rate of 15 per cent of the adult population, writes Paul Little.