ASA in the News
The following articles mentioning the ASA have appeared in the media:
October 2023
- Advertising watchdog orders takedown for marketing of hangover supplement (NZ Herald)
- Genesis Energy misled customers on eligibility for ‘free power shout’ promotion (Stuff)
September 2023
August 2023
July 2023
- Portage Cars’ advert banned after viewer makes complaint about sexual references and finance claims (NZ Herald)
- Justice 1 – Sexism 0: Complaint over women’s football ad kicked out (Stuff)
- TVNZ criticised for airing beer ad during addiction documentary, apologises (NZ Herald)
- 20 Minutes With Hilary Souter, ASA (Supermarket News)
June 2023
May 2023
April 2023
March 2023
- Advertising Standards Authority upholds complaints against Corrections’ ‘harmful’ recruitment ads (Newshub)
February 2023
- ASA rules Domino’s misled consumers with ‘50% off’ promo (Stuff)
- Complaints over influencer Simone Anderson’s promotion of protein powder, vitamins during pregnancy (NZ Herald)
January 2023
December 2022
November 2022
- Advertising standards rules failed Wellington mayoral candidate’s flyer misleading (RNZ)
- NZ Herald pulls paid Chinese government-linked propaganda after reader backlash (The Spinoff)
October 2022
- Ministry of Health issues warning to Christchurch man claiming to be a doctor (Stuff)
- Happy customers: Seller stands by radiation shield with only ‘one in 350’ returned (NZ Herald)
- Misleading’ statistic on Wellington mayoral candidate’s flyers, authority finds (Stuff)
September 2022
- Thumbs down to ‘middle finger’ health campaign in New Zealand (The Guardian)
- Health Promotion Agency Hepatitis C middle-finger campaign ordered off air after complaints (NZ Herald)
- Advertising Standards Authority bans TV ad for Black Phone film (NZ Herald)
- National health agency apologises over Covid vaccine ads it was ordered to remove (NZ Herald)
- Our most complained about ads, period (Stuff)
- Complaints after influencer Simone Anderson promotes retinol products while pregnant (Stuff)
August 2022
- Complaint settled about ad for Kathmandu’s ‘biodegradable’ jacket (Stuff)
- Cartoons on vodka boxes to be changed after complaint to advertising authority (NZ Herald)
- Evocative billboard across from popular children’s location doesn’t breach advertising standards, watchdog says (NZ Herald)
July 2022
- Calls for tougher regulations after study finds fast food brands targeting youths on TikTok (Newshub)
- The ASA reviews Children’s Ad Code (M+AD!)
June 2022
- Countdown breached advertising code by including alcohol in price freeze promotion (Stuff)
- Complaints about ‘creepy’ Calendar Girls ad accused of ‘promoting child sex’ thrown out (Newshub)
- Butcher’s ad about processing mother-in-law meat not in breach of Advertising Standards Authority rules (NZ Herald)
May 2022
- The most complained about ads of 2021 revealed (StopPress)
- Covid-19: Voices For Freedom billboards must be pulled, authority rules (Stuff)
April 2022