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Updated 2026·149 agencies·Avg score 48/200·Auckland, Wellington, Manawatū-Whanganui, Canterbury, Otago, Nelson, Taranaki, Northland, Gisborne, Marlborough, West Coast, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Southland, Tasman, Hawke's Bay

Creative Campaigns Agencies in New Zealand

Independently ranked creative campaigns agencies across New Zealand. Sorted by client portfolio, expertise, and track record.

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Motion Sickness Studio
115
creative

Motion Sickness Studio

Auckland, Auckland

An award-winning independent New Zealand creative agency producing advertising, design, film, and digital work, with recognition at Cannes Lions, Effies, D&AD, and Axis Awards.

Notable clients

Kathmandu

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Bastion Aotearoa
90
creative

Bastion Aotearoa

Auckland, Auckland

A full-service strategic and creative consultancy offering advertising, design, social media, communications, media, and digital services. Works with clients including KFC, Spark, ASB, Air New Zealand, and Whittaker's.

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MONTOYA
90
creative

MONTOYA

Auckland, Auckland

An independent creative company with a presence in Australia and New Zealand, specialising in brand building, advertising, and integrated campaigns for travel, wellness, and entertainment brands.

Notable clients

Air New Zealand

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TBWA New Zealand
85
creative

TBWA New Zealand

Auckland, Auckland

Auckland advertising agency part of the global TBWA network, delivering creative campaigns and brand strategy for major New Zealand brands including 2degrees, ANZ, and Tourism New Zealand.

Notable clients

ANZ Bank New Zealand, 2degrees

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Thompson Spencer
85
creative

Thompson Spencer

Auckland, Auckland

Full-service creative and media agency with offices in Auckland, Wellington, Sydney, and Melbourne, providing strategy, creative, and media buying across the full marketing funnel.

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BcgCrave
80
creative

BcgCrave

Auckland, Auckland

A purpose-driven creative agency providing brand strategy and creative services to help brands gain visibility.

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HOOF Creative
75
creative

HOOF Creative

Wellington, Wellington

Wellington creative agency providing creative strategy, brand platforms, campaign ideation, video direction, design, and AI-assisted content production with a senior-led team.

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Jemma Cheer Design Company (JCDC)
75
creative

Jemma Cheer Design Company (JCDC)

Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui

Independent graphic design studio based in Palmerston North specialising in branding, logo design, visual identity, publication design, and packaging.

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Not Another™
75
creative

Not Another™

Christchurch, Canterbury

Not Another is a full-service creative agency with operations in New Zealand and Sydney, offering brand strategy, identity, campaigns, and web development as a certified B Corporation.

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TwoScoops Creative Agency
75
creative

TwoScoops Creative Agency

Christchurch, Canterbury

New Zealand creative agency building brands through strategy and multi-channel creative work, with campaigns across not-for-profit, healthcare, retail, and social responsibility sectors.

Notable clients

Mitre 10

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Ambitious Aotearoa
70
creative

Ambitious Aotearoa

Wellington, Wellington

Full-service advertising, brand, and digital agency based in Wellington, offering strategy, creative, media planning and buying, web development, and digital marketing.

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70
creative

Attraction Studio

Christchurch, Canterbury

A Christchurch-based branding agency offering brand development, marketing strategy, web development, and design solutions. Also runs digital transformation workshops through the Regional Business Partner Network.

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BluddyBrilliant Advertising & Design
70
creative

BluddyBrilliant Advertising & Design

Masterton, Wellington

An advertising and design studio based in the Wairarapa providing brand identity, graphic design, marketing strategy, web design, and print work.

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Eltezza
70
creative

Eltezza

Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui

Creative agency producing social media management, content production, and paid ad campaigns for consumer brands including Fernglen Farm, Streetwise Coffee, Proper Crisps, and Oztent.

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Studio Boklet
70
creative

Studio Boklet

Wānaka, Otago

Creative studio based in Wanaka offering graphic design, motion design, animation, branding packages, and event campaign design services.

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George Design – Creative Studio
65
creative

George Design – Creative Studio

Christchurch, Canterbury

Christchurch creative design agency specialising in branding, web design, and marketing for businesses. Offers creative consultancy, brand identity, and Squarespace/Shopify website builds.

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madein.partners
65
creative

madein.partners

Queenstown, Otago

Production company and creative agency partnering with global brands on editorial campaigns, digital experiences and film content.

Notable clients

Google, Icebreaker

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M
60
markcomms

MintHC | Christchurch

Christchurch, Canterbury

Christchurch-based strategic marketing and creative agency offering brand strategy, website development, digital marketing, and creative content production for tourism, technology, and primary sector clients.

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12 Creative Steps
50
creative

12 Creative Steps

Warkworth, Auckland

Build brands with value. 12 Creative is an Edmonton-based marketing agency, web design, SEO, branding, social media and creative agency.

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A1 Websites Limited
50
digital

A1 Websites Limited

Nelson, Nelson

A1 Websites is a Nelson-based web design company providing SEO, Google Ads management, and responsive website development for businesses in the Nelson Tasman region and across New Zealand.

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Ariki Creative
50
creative

Ariki Creative

Christchurch, Canterbury

A kaupapa Māori creative agency established in 2007, specialising in multimedia design, motion, art, and digital technology. Runs Te Ara Waihiko, an initiative supporting Māori in tech and creative careers.

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Back Door Distillery
50
creative

Back Door Distillery

Ōpunake, Taranaki

Backdoor is New Zealands ultimate destination for surf, skate, and streetwear.

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Beeleave
50
creative

Beeleave

Wānaka, Otago

A Wanaka-based marketing and business development consultancy providing brand development and integrated marketing for luxury tourism, service, and hospitality businesses.

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bigfish
50
creative

bigfish

Whangārei, Northland

A full-service marketing agency based in Northland and Auckland, offering brand strategy, digital marketing, video production, website development, and internal communications.

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About the creative campaigns agencies ranking

Agencies listed

149

Verified profiles

6

Claimed profiles

0

Average score

48/200

Regions covered

16

Which creative campaigns agencies rank highest?

Motion Sickness Studio, Bastion Aotearoa and MONTOYA currently rank highest in this listing.Motion Sickness Studio leads with a directory score of 115/200. Rankings recompute automatically as directory data changes — placement is never paid or sponsored.

How the ranking works

Every creative campaigns agency is scored out of 200 from five public signals: verification status, client portfolio, specialty breadth, project track record, and public presence including years in business. There are no paid placements, and scores exclude self-reported claims that cannot be checked against public sources. See the full methodology.