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Top 25 Activation companies based in New Zealand
RevenueBase identified 159 activation companies headquartered in New Zealand as of September 2026 and tracks 1,368 professional contacts across them, including 415 with verified work emails. Auckland is the largest hub.
This list covers activation companies headquartered in New Zealand, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest activation companies based in New Zealand
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 153 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Creativity is the most powerful force in business." Bill Bernbach At DDB Group Aotearoa NZ, we create influence for our clients by developing bold creative ideas that compel…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 79 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Spur is New Zealand's pre-eminent brand experience agency specialising in sponsorship, experiential and events.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 79 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We create brand experiences people feel.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 71 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We’re an experiential marketing and brand ambassador agency bringing back the good ol' days of real connections, high-fives, and face-to-face interactions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 60 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “HOOP supports New Zealand’s leading brands to look their best at retail.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 55 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Orbit Marketing was created by seasoned professionals who saw a need for change in the industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 39 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Engagement and conversion are our game – whether coordinating experiences that connect brands to consumers, executing shopper programs that convert in-store, or producing branded…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 38 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Mango is a Marketing Communications Agency offering PR, Experiential / Activation, Influencer Marketing, and Social Media expertise.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 36 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We’re a specialist shopper and retail communications agency in the business of delivering work that works.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 34 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Uno Loco CREATORS OF BRAND EXPERIENCES.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 33 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We’re a socially-led, full-service creative and media agency that partners with ambitious brands in their pursuit of phenomenal results.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 27 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “An Aotearoa owned agency producing world-class work.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 24 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At krunch, we believe sustainable growth doesn't come from one idea or one channel, it happens when the right elements work together with purpose.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 23 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Halo Sport is where sport, culture, and creativity collide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 21 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “SELECT MANAGEMENT WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN PROVIDING THE BEST STAFF TO ENSURE YOUR EVENT, CAMPAIGN OR PROMOTION IS TRULY MEMORABLE.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 20 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Malcove has been an industry leader in promotional marketing and campaign logistics for over three decades, and our talented team are committed to providing effective and tailored…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 20 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Luminary brings brands alive through extraordinary experiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 18 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Federation is the Top 3 ranked, independent creative agency, partnering with local and global brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The full-service agency holding creativity and marketing hand-in-hand.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We're a full service agency specialising in consumer and shopper behaviour.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 13 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Being loud is not enough.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 13 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Lemongrass Productions is a premium experiential events and brand engagement agency delivering large-scale consumer festivals, exhibitions and bespoke experiences across Aotearoa…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Legend is a team of #fabulous people that specialise in design, branding, marketing, web development, insights, loyalty, PR, copywriting, and project management.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Hustle & Bustle is an independent communications and brand activation agency.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 10 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Want to create events that motivate?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: activation companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names activation companies.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of activation companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name activation companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Activation companies based in New Zealand at a glance
As of Sep 21, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for New Zealand, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for New Zealand, over 159 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among activation companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in New Zealand whose own description of what they do matches “activation companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names activation companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among activation companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside New Zealand are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 415 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
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Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names activation companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many activation companies are there based in New Zealand?
RevenueBase identified 159 activation companies headquartered in New Zealand as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
DDB Group Aotearoa NZ, headquartered in Auckland, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most activation companies?
Auckland leads with 89 headquartered companies, followed by Christchurch (14) and Wellington (8).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 415 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 159 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 21, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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