Digital Sales Excellence (Individual)
Jack Manning
Jack of All Trades: Making Programmatic OOH Simple
Vistar Media
Kevin Van Wyk
Rev Kev - GOing Beyond the Brief
Go Media
Max Charnin
Productising pDOOH for Scalable Commercial Growth
QMS NZ
Melissa Evans
A Mel of a Difference
Stuff Digital
Digital Sales Excellence (Team)
A Game of Two Halves. Down in H1. Unbeatable in H2.
Stuff Digital
Capturing Uncaptured Value
NZME
GOing Beyond the Brief
Go Media
Sky Sales Team: Turning Audience Scale into Commercial Success
Sky
Digital Ad Operations Excellence (Individual)
Abdul Bohra
Turning Ad Ops Expertise into Agency-Wide Impact
Spark Foundry
Jono Zhang
Open Heart for Ad Stacks
TVNZ
Kanita Sokhon
Turning Complexity into Confidence
Sky
Orla O’Neill
Operational Command at Scale
QMS NZ
Rex Carpenter
Creative Lead at LUMO Labs
LUMO Digital Outdoor
Stephanie Hedges
Built to Get It Right
Stuff Digital
William Thomas
William Waits for No-One
Stuff Digital
Digital Ad Operations Excellence (Team)
QMS pDOOH Ad Operations Team
QMS NZ
Stuff Digital Ad Operations: Building the Plane Whilst Flying It
Stuff Digital
The Capability Behind Sky's Digital Growth
Sky
Turning Data into Impact
TVNZ
Best Use of CTV
Making a Splash in the Lounge
TVNZ
Right Room, Wrong Remote
Colenso BBDO, PHD Aotearoa
VDX.tv & Spark NZ
Super Streamers
Contact, TVNZ
Together
Best Use of Digital Audio
Driving the Message Home
Selwyn District Council, The Media Department
Acquire
How Acast Turned NZ’s Biggest Business Podcast into a Brand Building Machine for Xero
Xero, Noisy Beast
Acast
rova's Churdle
rova, Satellite
MediaWorks
Southern Cross Health Insurance - Out of the Blue
Southern Cross Health Insurance, Daylight, Stuff, Human Beans Media
MBM
Best Use of Display
How Exposed Am I?
NCSC, Special
MBM
Precision Under Pressure
Air New Zealand, McCann NZ
Dentsu Aotearoa
Serving Sunshine: Turning Live Forecast Data into a Real-Time Audience
Maritime New Zealand
PHD Aotearoa
The Live Feed
Fire and Emergency NZ, We Are Frank, Latch
MBM
Westpac NZ: Solving Attention Through Behaviour-Triggered Display
Westpac NZ, Spark Foundry NZ
Kargo
Best Use of DOOH
Bus Driver Appreciation Day 2025
Auckland Transport, LUMO, Latch
MBM
Club Silver
DB Breweries, Special PR, Saatchi & Saatchi
Dentsu Aotearoa
Driving Relevance: Turning Road Conditions into Dynamic DOOH
Calibre & Candor, Smith&Smith®
Vistar Media
How Spark Business Delivered Intelligent Scale Through DOOH
Spark NZ, Bastion Aotearoa
PHD Aotearoa
realestate.co.nz Dynamic "Price Drop" pDOOH Takeover
realestate.co.nz, MediaWorks, D4, Perion/Hivestack
QMS NZ
Reimagining DOOH - From Location to Audience
TTD, WPP Media, Colgate
The Trade Desk
The Live Feed
Fire and Emergency NZ, GO Media, We are Frank
MBM
Turning Cravings into Crossings
Air New Zealand, McCann NZ
Dentsu Aotearoa
Warnings You Can't Miss
National Emergency Management Agency, Perion, VML
LUMO, MetService, Latch
Best Use of SEM
AIvantage: Reclaiming the Trade Me Marketplace Crown
Trade Me
MBM
Animates: From Chasing Share to Chasing Profit
Animates NZ
Hearts & Science / Initiative
Beyond the Keyword: Finding Intent with AI Max
Google NZ
Spark New Zealand
Ford Accelerating Effectiveness
Ford New Zealand, Google
WPP Media
Intelligence at Scale: AI-Driven Search for Airpoints Black Friday
Air New Zealand
Dentsu Aotearoa
Intercepting Intent
Contact
Together
Never Send a Human to Do a Machine's Job
Foodstuffs, TRKKN NZ
PHD Aotearoa
Q Mastercard: Giving Credit Where It's Due
Humm Group Limited
MBM
Smarts over Scale - Winning in Canterbury
realestate.co.nz
OMD
The Signal and the Noise: How Co-Intelligence Rewired Bay Audiology’s Growth Engine
Bay Audiology
Dentsu Aotearoa
Best Use of Social & Community
Auckland Transport - Joy Rides
Auckland Transport
Thompson Spencer
Better Reviews
Google, Colenso BBDO, PHD Aotearoa
Spark New Zealand
Club Silver
DB Breweries, Special PR, Saatchi & Saatchi
Dentsu Aotearoa
House of Credit Card Fears
Westpac, Saatchi & Saatchi, Digitas
Spark Foundry
Project FOMO
Hard Rated
1House, Asahi Beverages
St Pierres x Hello Kitty & Friends
St Pierres, Federation
Hearts & Science / Initiative
The Clay That Connects Us: The Community That Wrote the Tribute
Morris & James
QuickFuse Creative
The Social Gameplan That Made Casual Fans Go All In
TVNZ
Twice as Genius
Air New Zealand, McCann NZ, Tourism Fiji
Dentsu Aotearoa
WeCopter
Westpac, Goldilocks
OMD
Best Use of Video
Breaking Down Video Silos
Meridian
MBM
Club Silver
DB Breweries, Special PR, Saatchi & Saatchi
Dentsu Aotearoa
Fletcher Living Get Reel
We The People
Fletcher Living
Keeping on Trend for Gen Z Jobhunters
Tertiary Education Commission
The Media Lab
rova's Churdle
rova, Satellite
MediaWorks
The Ad Neon Never Made
Sky New Zealand
PHD Aotearoa
Unlocking Future Homeowners: How G.J. Gardner Turned Video into an Audience Intelligence Engine
GJ Gardner, Dailymotion
Calibre + Candor
Utility Meets Creativity: How Brand TVC Became a Live Property Discovery Engine
realestate.co.nz
OMD
Best Brand Campaign
AA “It’s All Right Now”
New Zealand Automobile Association, Rocket Media
Quantum Jump
Cheat Codes
Mercury, Assembly, Artemis Communications
McCann Media
Club Silver
DB Breweries, Special PR, Saatchi & Saatchi
Dentsu Aotearoa
How Exposed Am I?
NCSC, Special
MBM
One Big Ad
Toyota, Saatchi & Saatchi
Spark Foundry
Super Streamers
Contact, TVNZ
Together
Turning Blue Can Save You
2degrees, TBWA
OMD
WeCopter
Westpac, Goldilocks
OMD
Best Commerce Media Campaign
Intelligence at Scale: AI-Driven Search for Airpoints Black Friday
Air New Zealand
Dentsu Aotearoa
The Signal and the Noise: How Co-Intelligence Rewired Bay Audiology’s Growth Engine
Bay Audiology
Dentsu Aotearoa
Best Content Creation Campaign
Bringing Euphoria Back: How Content Reignited a Fandom and Recruited New Fans
PHD Content, Sky
PHD Aotearoa
Brothaz: There for You on the Hard Days
Pacific Health Service Hutt Valley
Hemisphere + Big River Creative
Club Silver
DB Breweries, Special PR, Saatchi & Saatchi
Dentsu Aotearoa
From Ready Gamer Mum to Ready Gamer Nation
PHD Content, Spark NZ, TVNZ, Colenso BBDO
PHD Aotearoa
House of Credit Card Fears
Westpac, Saatchi & Saatchi, Digitas
Spark Foundry
Right Place, Right Time.
PHD Aotearoa, Maritime NZ
MetService
Sorry New Zealand, but Here's Hard Rated
Asahi Beverages NZ, Spark Foundry, Droga5 ANZ
Hearts & Science / Initiative
Southern Cross Health Insurance - Out of the Blue
Southern Cross Health Insurance, Daylight, Stuff, Human Beans Media
MBM
St Pierres x Hello Kitty & Friends
St Pierres, Federation
Hearts & Science / Initiative
WeCopter
Westpac, Goldilocks
OMD
Best Integrated Digital Exclusive Campaign
Fletcher Living Looking Buying Digital-Led Framework
Front Room, Hearts & Science, Blis
Fletcher Living
Foxtrot Home: Building an Always-On Digital Growth Engine
Foxtrot Home
Mint
MYO Drinks: Turning Homebrewing Confidence Into Year-Two Growth
MYO Drinks
Bevie & PH Digital
NZ Post: Closer to Home
NZ Post, Thinkerbell NZ
PHD Aotearoa
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Integrated Digital Launch
Samsung, Spark Foundry NZ
Kargo
Best Multi-Channel Integration Campaign
A Game of Two Halves
Television New Zealand, BlackSand, D4
Dentsu Aotearoa
Cheat Codes
Mercury, Assembly, Artemis Communications
McCann Media
Super Streamers
Contact, TVNZ
Together
Club Silver
DB Breweries, Special PR, Saatchi & Saatchi
Dentsu Aotearoa
Fantasy Herd
Together, TVNZ, Sky, McCann NZ
Goodman Fielder - Meadow Fresh
NZ Blood Service - Book Your Bloody Important Meeting
NZ Blood Service, Crave Group, Vistar Media
NZME
Sound of the Chopper
Westpac, Saatchi & Saatchi
Spark Foundry
The Live Feed
Fire and Emergency NZ, We Are Frank, Latch, GO Media
MBM
The Six Million Dollar Super Sunday
Brendan Foot Supersite, Stuff, NZME, MediaWorks, TVNZ+
Aro Digital / Paradigm Agency
WeCopter
Westpac, Goldilocks
OMD
Your Keys to the AA
New Zealand Automobile Association, Rocket Media
Quantum Jump
Best Use of Sustainability
Making Our Advertising as Carbon Efficient as Our Customers
Meridian Energy, EightyOne, Scope3
MBM
Reversing Media Schedules
Sea Cleaners, The Post Office, Finch, JCDecaux
Dentsu Aotearoa
Sustainability and Genesis, an Undeniable Partnership
Genesis Energy
PHD Aotearoa
Best Use of Data: Campaign Measurement and Optimisation
93% Qualified: Optimising for Outcomes
New Zealand Trails
Aro Digital / Paradigm Agency
Fantasy Herd
Together, TVNZ, Sky, McCann NZ
Goodman Fielder - Meadow Fresh
From Broad to Brilliant: Strategic Store Prioritisation Drives Retail Excellence
Popeyes NZ
Hearts & Science / Initiative
Intelligence at Scale: AI-Driven Search for Airpoints Black Friday
Air New Zealand
Dentsu Aotearoa
Knowing Who. Knowing Why. NZME & SKY.
SKY
NZME
Never Send a Human to Do a Machine's Job
Foodstuffs, TRKKN NZ
PHD Aotearoa
Precision Under Pressure
Air New Zealand, McCann NZ
Dentsu Aotearoa
Size Doesn't Matter, Quality Does!
Autonomy, Google BigQuery, SuperMetrics
Acquire
The Signal and the Noise: How Co-Intelligence Rewired Bay Audiology’s Growth Engine
Bay Audiology
Dentsu Aotearoa
We Knew Who Would Pay Months Before the First Whistle
Dentsu Aotearoa
TVNZ
Best Use of Data: Campaign Targeting
Breaking Breakfast Habits
McDonalds, McCann NZ, Dot Dot Dash
OMD
Built for the Road: Data-Driven DOOH for Smith & Smith
Calibre & Candor, Smith&Smith®
Vistar Media
Cartology + Fonterra - 'Make Amazing' Campaign
Fonterra
Cartology New Zealand
Ford Accelerating Effectiveness
Ford New Zealand, Google
WPP Media
From Property Browsers to Future Sellers
Barfoot & Thompson
Together
Knowing Who. Knowing Why. NZME & SKY.
SKY
NZME
Mapping Success: Leveraging Customer Data for Unmatched SME Growth
Spark NZ, Bastion Aotearoa
PHD Aotearoa
NZ Post: Closer to Home
NZ Post, Thinkerbell NZ
PHD Aotearoa
Protecting Our Lakes and Rivers: X Marks the (Exact) Spot
Ministry for Primary Industries | Biosecurity NZ, Rebecca McMillan Photography, Flash Guru
Hemisphere
Serving Sunshine: Turning Live Forecast Data into a Real-Time Audience
Maritime New Zealand
PHD Aotearoa
Best Use of Generative AI
AIvantage: Reclaiming the Trade Me Marketplace Crown
Trade Me
MBM
Cheat Codes
Mercury, Assembly, Artemis Communications
McCann Media
The Open-Book Tutor
University of Auckland
WPP Media
Best Use of Programmatic
How Exposed Am I?
NCSC, Special
MBM
Precision Under Pressure
Air New Zealand, McCann NZ
Dentsu Aotearoa
Warnings You Can't Miss
National Emergency Management Agency, Perion, VML
LUMO, MetService & Latch
Best Use of Search (SEO/GEO)
Position 30 to #1: How Healthcare NZ Won Search
Healthcare NZ - New Zealand Health Group
PHD Aotearoa
We Lost Our Rankings and Won Search Anyway
Dentsu Aotearoa
TVNZ
Best Use of Technology
AIvantage: Reclaiming the Trade Me Marketplace Crown
Trade Me
MBM
Cheat Codes
Mercury, Assembly, Artemis Communications
McCann Media
Fantasy Herd
Together, TVNZ, Sky, McCann NZ
Goodman Fielder - Meadow Fresh
Intercepting Intent
Contact
Together
Never Send a Human to Do a Machine's Job
Foodstuffs, TRKKN NZ
PHD Aotearoa
Precision Under Pressure
Air New Zealand, McCann NZ
Dentsu Aotearoa
Rally of the Day
Lexus, Saatchi & Saatchi, Digitas
Spark Foundry
The Live Feed
Fire and Emergency NZ, We are Frank, GO Media, Latch
MBM
Voting with Your Feet: Turning 10,000 Runners into Collaborators
FreshChoice
Dentsu Aotearoa
Warnings You Can't Miss
National Emergency Management Agency, Perion, VML
LUMO, MetService & Latch
Digital Product or Service of the Year
Counting Everyone on the Couch
Milton Data, Kantar
TVNZ
From Saving to Spending: Retirement Navigator
Sorted, New Zealand Society of Actuaries, Toast, Together
Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission
How Subtle by LUMO Put DOOH in Motion
Bentley & Co, Simon Berry Lawyers
LUMO & Latch
Infinitum
TVNZ
Infinitum
Pinpoint: The Local Advantage
PHD Aotearoa
QMS pDOOH Daily Blasts
Omnicom Media Group
QMS NZ
RAY by Dailymotion: Signals in. Better Outcomes Out.
Dailymotion and Attentiv Media
Emerging Talent
Ava Downey
Go Media
Bobbi Passau
Dentsu Aotearoa
Cara Hampton
TVNZ
Cheyenne Nutall
MBM
Martin Jurado Mesa
MBM
Roshni Bhatti
NZME
Sophia Choma
Go Media
Te Au Skipworth
TVNZ
Media Publisher of the Year
New Zealand Media & Entertainment (NZME)
Sky
TVNZ
Media Agency of the Year
PHD Aotearoa
Together