AXIS Awards
Celebrating ideas and craft that set the standard for creativity in Aotearoa.
The AXIS Awards
AXIS is New Zealand’s creative excellence award. It recognises work where insight, strategy and craft come together to create ideas recognised for their strength and execution.
Winning an AXIS signals work that sets the standard for creativity in Aotearoa.
Explore AXIS
Enter the work. Explore the ideas that set the standard.
Explore the categories that define creative excellence at AXIS.
Explore the work that set the standard at AXIS.
For the Culture by Dr Marcus Collins
Featured at AXIS Speaks, For the Culture explores the cultural forces that shape behaviour.
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Entry details & key dates
Become a judge
Judging is a critical part of our awards process and we’re inviting nominations from across the industry.
If you’d like to be involved, or know someone whose perspective would add value, submit a nomination below.
Key dates
Early bird deadline: Friday 27 January 2026
Late deadline: Tuesday 3 February 2026
Category judging: Tuesday 17 February - Friday 27 February 2026
Executive judging: Tuesday 3 March - Thursday 12 March 2026
Eligibility
To be eligible, entries must:
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Be work that ran in New Zealand between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025.
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Be paid advertising/content that was part of a media schedule within the eligibility period.
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Have been purchased by a media agency or the advertiser.
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Be entered in the correct media category that matches the work.
Media Owner entries
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Media Owners may enter, and do not need an agency/advertiser to enter on their behalf.
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Media Owners can also enter with an agency/advertiser.
What’s not eligible
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Work entered into a media category that doesn’t align with the work.
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