UpbeatAuckland sweeps the board: New Zealand creatives take the region's top agency honours
New Zealand's creative industry had a night out at the London International Awards. Colenso BBDO of Auckland was named Australia & New Zealand Regional Agency of the Year for 2026, calculated from points across 26 Grand LIAs and every gold, silver, bronze and finalist the agency earned. The regional honours were dominated by New Zealand: Testicular Cancer NZ was Regional Brand of the Year, Auckland's Boxcutter took post-production company honours, FleishmanHillard Aotearoa won for public relations and PHD Auckland for media. 'Creativity is alive and thriving,' said LIA president Barbara Levy. 'The ideas were sterling and the crafting spectacular.' Judging for the 41st awards took place over ten days in Las Vegas, with every entry judged on site.