Finalists have been announced for the 2025 IAB NZ Digital Advertising Awards. The Awards attracted a record number of entries this year, highlighting the expertise that continues to position digital advertising at the heart of business and marketing across Aotearoa.
Now in its ninth year, the IAB NZ Digital Advertising Awards celebrate excellence by recognising the industry’s most outstanding practitioners and best work. More than 125 industry experts judged entries across multiple categories, including the newly introduced ‘Best Use of Generative AI’, reflecting the innovation shaping the future of digital advertising.
The continued growth of the IAB NZ Digital Advertising Awards reflects the momentum of the digital advertising sector. As technology accelerates and creates new opportunities, the work being created only gets better, and this year’s entries are among the strongest we’ve ever seen” - Gareth Codd, Executive Judge Convenor and General Manager of Product, Technology & Data, MediaWorks.
Among the finalists several entrants received recognition in multiple awards categories including Dentsu with 21 finalist nominations, followed by PHD Media with 17, MBM and Together with 10, closely followed by NZME with 9, and TVNZ and Stuff with 7 finalists.
The complete list of finalists can be found here
After a second round of Executive Judging, winners will be announced at the 2025 IAB New Zealand Digital Awards Show on Thursday 20 November Shed 10, Level 1. Awards Show tickets are available to members and non-members here
Thank you to our 2025 IAB NZ Digital Advertising Awards sponsors: Blis, Hype & Dexter, LUMO, Market Media, Meta, MediaWorks Rova, NZME, Perion, SKY NZ, Stuff, The Trade Desk, Trade Me, TVNZ and Vistar Media
