Creative agency
Motion Sickness
Independent Auckland creative agency, Spikes Asia 2026 Independent Agency of the Year.
Motion Sickness is an independent creative agency in Auckland. Cannes Lions ranked it the Pacific region's Agency of the Year in 2025 and fifth Independent Agency of the Year worldwide; in 2026 it topped the Spikes Asia independent table and won Cannes Lions' Independent Agency of the Year for Good.
Standing in the Report's landscape
No. 2 in Asia-Pacific agencies 2026
9 points: first in the Spikes Asia 2026 independent table and the Cannes Lions 2025 Pacific Agency of the Year table, fifth among independents at Cannes Lions 2025 and joint fifth at ADFEST 2025, and Cannes Lions 2026 Independent Agency of the Year for Good.
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The rankings behind it
- Spikes Asia 2026 — #1 Independent Agency of the Year
- Cannes Lions 2025 — #1 Agency of the Year, Pacific region
- Cannes Lions 2025 — #5 Independent Agency of the Year
- ADFEST 2025 — #5 (joint) Independent Agency of the Year
- Cannes Lions 2026 — Independent Agency of the Year, Good
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Where it shines
- Placed in the independent tables of all three shows read for the region: Cannes Lions, Spikes Asia and ADFEST.
- Recognised for purpose-led work: Cannes Lions 2026 Independent Agency of the Year for Good and the Spikes Asia 2026 Grand Prix for Good.
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- Its place comes from creative-award tables: ask for business results on briefs like yours.
- An independent agency ranked from its home office: ask how it staffs work in other markets.
What it offers
- Markets
- Asia-PacificNew Zealand
How it is classified
- Category
- Creative
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Our six checks
- Ownership is public: not known yet
- Services are published: not known yet
- Offices are listed: not known yet
- Privacy is published: not known yet
- Effectiveness is evidenced: not known yet
- Work is shown: not known yet
- Ownership is publicNot assessed
It names its owner (the holding group) or states that it is independent, and names its leadership.
Listed as independent in the cited award tables; the agency's own statement of ownership and leadership was not checked.
- Services are publishedNot assessed
A services or capabilities page says what it does.
The agency's services page was not checked for this listing.
- Offices are listedNot assessed
It publishes where it operates: its offices or markets.
The cited award tables name its office city; a published list of offices was not checked.
- Privacy is publishedNot assessed
Its site has a privacy notice, and a code of conduct where one was seen.
A privacy notice on the agency's site was not checked.
- Effectiveness is evidencedNot assessed
An independent effectiveness ranking or award from 2023 to 2026 names it (the Effie Index, the IPA Effectiveness Awards, the WARC Effective 100).
No 2023–2026 Effie, IPA or WARC Effective 100 placing was found in the sources read for this edition.
- Work is shownNot assessed
It publishes case studies or named client work.
Named client work appears in the cited award coverage; the agency's own case-study pages were not checked.
Not assessed is not a failure — it means we have not checked yet. Methodology
Evidence
Sources
- Motion Sickness named Independent Agency of the Year at Spikes Asia and awarded Grand Prix for GoodTo re-check
- Australasian indies clean up at Spikes AsiaTo re-check
- Cannes Lions 2025 Global Rankings and Creativity Reports: Publicis Conseil is Agency of the Year, DDB is Network of the Year, Motion Sickness is Pacific Agency of the YearTo re-check
- ADFEST 2025 Lotus Special AwardsTo re-check
- Here are the Cannes Lions Special Awards for 2026To re-check
- Cannes Lions 2026: Agency, Network and Independent Agency of the YearTo re-check
Every attribute
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Identity
| Type | Agency | |
|---|---|---|
| Categories | Creative | |
| Founded | Not recorded | |
| Headquarters | New Zealand | |
| Ownership | Privately held | |
| Added by | IMC Report team |
Fit
Trust
The community
| "Looks right" confirmations | 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Community experiences | 0 |
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