Mary Christmas

Here is a billboard for progressive Angelican church St. Matthew in the City in Auckland, New Zealand:

St. Matthew in the City has had some controversial billboards in the past, including the "Poor Joseph.  God was a Hard Act to Follow" billboard:

The "Mary Christmas" billboard is an interesting take on the story of Immaculate Conception.  Although it may not be the portrayal we are familar with, it does present a point-of-view that is more alligned with most people's every day existences.  Vicar Glynn Cardy defends the billboard saying it "is about a real pregnancy, a real mother and a real child.  Mary was young, unmarried and poor.  She was certainly not the first woman in this situation, or the last."    

Wagging tail

Here is an ambient ad for New Zealand's Mobility Dogs:

Dog tails that attached to windshield wipers and came with bumper stickers that read Honk If You Like Mobility Dogs, leading people to the Mobility Dogs Facebook page.

Giving a dog a bone

Here is a direct marketing ad for Mobility Dogs in New Zealand:

This direct ad/cake highlights the "Puppies in Prison" program at the Auckland Regional Women's Correctional Facility.  Selected prisoners helped train puppies for the Mobility Dogs, a charitable trust that provides assist dogs for people with disabilities.  Each cake came with a chew toy in the center that read:

"Mobility Dogs Help Prisoners Escape  
Visit www.mobilitydogs.co.nz to Donate"

Mis-fortune cookies

Here are some "Misfortune Cookies" for Hell Pizza from New Zealand:

These are not your typical fortune cookies considering they came from HELL Pizza.  They have rather devious messages:

These cheetahs look hungry

Here's an ambient ad from New Zealand for the TV series Man vs Wild:

A tent promoting the TV show was placed in the cheetah exhibit at the Auckland Zoo.

Listen to your bananas

Here is an ambient ad from New Zealand for fair trade All Good Bananas:

Using the "Audio Spotlight," they were able to communicate to one shopper in a crowded supermarket with a narrow high-frequency beam of sound that was transmitted over a floor sticker instructing shoppers to "listen to your conscious."  When someone would stand over the sticker they would hear a private message:

"Hi you can hear me, can't you?  

You're the only one.  

Look around.  No one else can.  See?  

You know who I am?  I'm that inner voice.  I want to talk to you about something.  

Fair trade.  Look at them all.  Those bananas in front of you.  

Which should you buy?  I know.  And you do too.  

They're All Good bananas.  They're the only fair trade ones.  

So you now know which ones to choose.  Make a good choice."

Skate pinball

A skate park that looks like a big pinball machine was made in New Zealand for Mountain Dew:

Mountain Dew Skate Pinball on Vimeo.

Here's the Making Of video: