ASA in the News

The following articles mentioning the ASA have appeared in the media:

October 2024

• Hobson’s Pledge ad: Advertising Standards Authority partly upholds complaints about ad in Herald (NZ Herald)

September 2024

• When the mail mustn’t get through (The Post)
• Analysis: How a pizza brand’s marketing reflects shifting religious views (1News)

August 2024

• Māori Journalists’ Association call on NZME to review its advertising standards (RNZ)
• Te Aro Brewery told to remove craft beer featuring Māori explorer Kupe, stop advertising (NZ Herald)

July 2024

• ‘Your baby is crying’: Uber users upset by ‘exploitative advertising’ (Stuff)

June 2024

• Advertising Standards Authority says Reality Check Radio’s Covid advert had unsubstantiated claims (NZ Herald)

May 2024

• ‘Bugger’: NZ’s most complained about ads, ever (Stuff)
• From boy scouts to the ‘bugger’ dog: A brief history of ad complaints in New Zealand (The Spinoff)

April 2024

• Gun City ordered to stop claiming it is the ‘world’s largest gun store’ (NZ Herald)

March 2024

• ‘It was just the right word’: When ‘bugger’ took New Zealand by storm (The Spinoff)

February 2024

• ASA rules Row Shaper ad misled consumers (Stuff)
• Christchurch Airport stops saying it is ‘climate positive’ (RNZ)

January 2024

• Restore Passenger Rail protest group ordered to remove ‘offensive’ ad after using expletive (NZ Herald)
• Advertising Standards Authority: Pergola ad emphasising ‘easy erection’ removed after complaints (NZ Herald)

December 2023

• Exorcist horror movie ads so terrifying Universal Pictures has removed them (NZ Herald)

October 2023

• Genesis Energy misled customers on eligibility for ‘free power shout’ promotion (Stuff)