TBWA\New Zealand is responding to the changing needs of clients and brands with the launch of a production arm called Bolt, led by production veteran Jodie Hari.

TBWA Auckland and Carlsberg have taken on the steak and cheese pie, by creating a unique version using Carlsberg ingredients, including yeast and malted barley.

TBWA Auckland has taken a unique approach to raising awareness for Bowel Cancer New Zealand by working with the country’s longest-running soap opera.

When Boundary Road Brewery (BRB) re-launched its Chocolate Moose Chocolate Porter, it didn’t want the announcement to go unnoticed with a simple social media post, so it turned to TBWA and Robbers Dog to bring back the moose with an epic digital campaign.

The All Blacks may be preparing for the upcoming Lions tour but that’s not stopped them playing the hero in the streets of Tokyo for an AIG Japan ‘#TackleTheRisk’ campaign.

Glitter, sparkle, colour and sound took centre stage at this weekend’s Pride Festival in Auckland, and as an extension of its #HoldTight campaign launched earlier this month, ANZ debuted its light-up wristbands powered by Near Field Communication (NFC) technology.

ANZ has been a major supporter of the LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) community over the last few years, most notably through the highly awarded ‘GAYTM’ campaign in 2015 and 2016 as well as its continued sponsorship of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and Auckland Pride Festival. Now, the bank is further concretising its commitment to the cause with a new spot drawing attention to the discomfort LGBTI couples often feel when holding hands in public.

TBWA is stripping everything right back as it launches Long White Vodka’s ‘Lovers of Less’ positioning. The new creative campaign, originally launched online over Labour Weekend, features a protagonist performing a monologue railing against the expectations in her life and championing simplicity.

Catherine Harris, currently at Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney, will cross the ditch to take on the role of managing director at TBWA Auckland in December. StopPress understands that current TBWA Auckland chief executive Andrew Scott will be leaving the agency to make way for Harris.

ANZ has launched its Apple Pay method in New Zealand with a dramatic new campaign co-created by TBWA\ ANZ New Zealand TBWA\ ANZ Australia.

As visitors flocked to an exhibition, which displayed over-sized sculptures of hyper-real human beings, one boy looking downcast on the street was barely noticed, but this quickly changed.