In recent rulings, the Advertising Standards Complaints Board (ASCB) decided there was a lack of evidence to support some complaints.

Misleading nutrition and health claims about food will be stopped under new regulations on labelling.

An angry fast food worker says McDonald's offered him a $100 voucher, instead of paying him, to work on a film shoot for an advertisement.

New Zealand's weight problem is gobbling up more than 4 per cent of what we spend on health care, according to a study out today.

TVNZ has complained to Facebook after the publication of weight-loss ads using stars such as Petra Bagust, Toni Street and Shavaughn Ruakere.

Peter Jackson is said to be enthusiastic about monitoring off-set conditions for animals used in film productions, writes John Drinnan.

All New Zealand television networks are toning down their shouting commercials in response to viewer complaints, with TVNZ adopting the new standards from Sunday.

For some out-of-season snow, British department store John Lewis looked to NZ to provide the appropriate backdrop to enchant customers.

Concerns have been raised about "pinkwashing" and the commodification of breast cancer in the United States, writes Donna Wyatt.

Derek Handley hopes his latest start-up will become a blueprint for companies looking to raise up to $5 million of capital.

"In my opinion, if you relied on free to air television, TV3's local coverage of the US election was better," writes John Drinnan.

It pays to advertise – but how do you make your advertising pay off? Steve Hart gets a few tips.

A complaint against an ad for a weight-loss "patch" which claimed to "aid in weight loss with no exercise and while eating as much as you want" has been upheld

A multimillion-dollar advertising campaign aimed at reducing the number of fatigued drivers involved in serious or fatal crashes is failing to make any difference.