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Beacon Awards 2026

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Beacon Awards 2026
Tickets are now on sale for the Beacon Awards 2026. Join the industry to celebrate the work, people, and ideas shaping media and communications in Aotearoa.

 

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Entries are now open for the 2026 Effie Awards Aotearoa. View the Entry Kit and start preparing your submission.

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First Five Rungs: May Newsletter

The latest FFR newsletter is out now, featuring the Quarterly WIP, Ad Net Zero at TBWA, the Pixel Awards, industry updates, and opportunities for early-career professionals across Aotearoa.

 

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Award programmes

Recognising creative, media, effectiveness and PR excellence.

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AXIS Awards

Celebrating the best in advertising, design, craft and experience.

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Effie Awards Aotearoa

The global standard for marketing effectiveness. Campaigns with proven commercial impact.

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Pressie Awards
Pressie Awards

PR, social and experiential work that earned attention and moved people to act.

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Training and Development

Practical courses built by agency practitioners. Sharpen commercial skills, develop your people, and invest in the next generation of leaders.

Strategic Planning Lab
Strategic Planning Lab
6/05/2026

Strategy separates people doing work from people shaping work. A deep dive into planning, insight and creative briefing.

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Art of Managing People
The Art of Managing People
29/07/2026

Practical skills in leadership, feedback and team dynamics for people stepping into management for the first time.

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Client Relationships
Client Relationships
6/08/2026

Move from order-taker to trusted advisor. Learn to uncover what clients really need and build relationships that last.

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Industry initiatives

Programmes driving sustainability, diversity and early-career support across Aotearoa’s advertising industry.

Ad Net Zero

Helping the advertising industry accelerate emission reduction.

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Building a more diverse, equitable and inclusive advertising industry.

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From rangatahi to kaumātua, a collective of voices.

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Tools, research, and guidance for agencies.

Effectiveness frameworks, industry data, HR templates, regulatory guidance and thought leadership.

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