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Ads@6: 12 December – 25 December, 2011

February 21st, 2012 by StopPress Team

In the two weeks leading up to Christmas it’s no surprise most TVCs, including those from Harvey Norman, Briscoes, Telecom, Sky, Lotto, Farmers, Postie, Warehouse Stationery, and the Warehouse were Christmas themed. Cadbury came up with the most original one, building an enormous snow globe in the middle of Auckland, at the height of summer. Bunnings bravely went against the grain, not mentioning Xmas at all, instead showing just how much fun can be had with a few good chainsaws…

12 December, 2011

TV3

Mission Impossible / Ghost Protocol

Vodafone

Cigna

Bundaberg

Kenwood

ASB

Briscoes

Hellers

Kinect Xbox

Michael Bublé

One News

Coca-Cola

AA Insurance

Microsoft

T&T

Firestone/Bridgestone

The Great Australian Songbook

Spazio Casa

Walker & Hall

Korando SsangYong

13 December, 2011

TV3

Pascoes

Farmers

Mag & Turbo

Comfort

DKNY/ Farmers

Westpac

2Degrees

Amy Winehouse Lioness: Hidden Treasures

Farmers

iPhone 4

One News

Get Ready Get Thru

Countdown

Postie

Twining New Zealand Breakfast

Air New Zealand

Countdown

Soda Stream

The Adventures of Tin Tin

Fly Buys

Warehouse Stationery

New World

14 December, 2011

TV3

Cadbury

Paper Plus

Duck

Harvey Norman

Subway

Countdown

Off!

Westpac

Telecom

One News

Firestone / Bridgestone

The Warehouse

Party Bites

Lighting Direct

Rebel Sport

Mitre 10 Mega

Kia Sorento

Harvey Norman

Energizer

Postie

15 December, 2011

TV3

Twinings

Colgate

Telecom

Briscoes

ASB

Banana Boat / Brand Power

2Degrees

Burger King

Patricia Cornwell

Hatchette

Briscoes

One News

Subway

Briscoes

Pams

Lotto

Warehouse Stationery

Party Bites

Amy Winehouse Lioness: Hidden Treasures

Air New Zealand

Spazio Casa

PlaceMakers

16 December, 2011

TV3

The Adventures of Tin Tin

Telecom

Persil

Microsoft

Farmers

2Degrees

Michael Bublé

One News

Lotto

Vimovo

New World

100 %

American Anthems II

Telecom

Champix

Farmers

17 December, 2011

TV3

Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol

Revolution

2Degrees

Ryobi / Bunnings Warehouse

Microsoft

State Insurance

Telecom

De’Longhi

Westpac

Farmers

One News

Briscoes

Lotto

Champix

Kia Sorento

The Warehouse / André Rieu

Noel Leeming

Countdown

Polynesian Spa

Ronan Keating

18 December, 2011

TV3

Twinings

ASB

Briscoes

Ferrero Rocher

Max Factor

Southern Institute of Technology

Sky TV

Jean Paul Gaultier

Farmers

Cure Kids

iPod 4

One News

Rebel Sport

Harvey Norman

iPhone 4

Mitre 10 Mega

Warehouse Stationery

Harley Davidson

Norman Ross

The Warehouse

Polynesian Spa

Harvey Furnishings

Palmers

19 December, 2011

TV3

The Adventures of Tin Tin

Chrisco Chat

Lotto

Slingshot

Briscoes

Harvey Norman

Chrisco Chat

Vodafone

One News

Briscoes

Countdown

Kenwood

T&T

100 %

isubscribe

Dick Smith

Susan Boyle

Briscoes

20 December, 2011

TV3

TSB Bank

Dtr

Vodafone

Cadbury

Warehouse Stationery

Moviematcher.co.nz

Dick Smith

Duck

Hunting & Fishing NZ

Slingshot

One News

The Warehouse

Dick Smith

Briscoes

Noel Leeming

Lipton

Harvey Norman

Kings Plant Barn

21 December, 2011

TV3

The Adventures of Tin Tin

Bundaberg/ Brand Power

Colgate

Mitre 10 Mega

Harvey Norman

Resene

Raid

Ford

Vodafone

One News

Postie

Rebel Sport

Bunnings Warehouse

Harvey Norman

Noel Leeming

Briscoes

The Warehouse

22 December, 2011

TV3

The Warehouse

Bruno Mars

Dtr

Briscoes

Supercheap Auto

2Degrees

Raid

Rebel Sport

Farmers

Briscoes

Energizer

One News

New World

Dick Smith

Lotto

Aqua Lazer

Air New Zealand / Travel Smart

Briscoes

Hammer Hardware

Bond + Bond

Pumpkin Patch Kids

Countdown

23 December, 2011

TV3

Cadbury

Paper Plus

Duck

Harvey Norman

Subway

Countdown

Off!

Westpac

Telecom

One News

Pak ‘n Save

Pascoes

Rebel Sport

The Warehouse

Paper Plus

Dick Smith

Countdown

Gascoigne Furniture

Zeald

Ballentynes

Clive Hair Clinics

24 December, 2011

TV3

Lipton

2Degrees

Burger King

Moviematchmaker.co.nz

Briscoes

Supercheap Auto

Westfield

Lotto

Pak ‘n Save

Telecom

One News

Harvey Norman

Bunnings Warehouse

JB HiFi

T&T

Bond+Bond

Rebel Sport

Dick Smith

25 December, 2011

TV3

Subway

Ryobi / Bunnings Warehouse

Ferrero Rocher

Kenwood

Z is for New Zealand

Warehouse Stationery

Interislander

Duck

Countdown

One News

Countdown

Coca-Cola

The Warehouse

Noel Leeming

Kiwicare

Harvey Norman

Countdown

Carpet One

PlaceMakers

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james
February 22, 2012
Very interesting, but it's almost March.

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