Frank Energy pulls ad after complaints about body shaming

Frank Energy pulls ad after complaints about body shaming
The 30-second ad was removed from air after Frank Energy received negative feedback about it. (Image: Supplied)
John Anthony
Genesis-owned power company Frank Energy has pulled a TV ad that featured a woman in a hazmat suit shaving the backs of bald men after viewers complained it made fun of men with specific body characteristics.The Frank Energy (formerly Energy Online) television ad shows bald men in a laboratory setting having the hair on their backs shaved by a woman wearing a hazmat suit to compare whether cheaper power is as effective as expensive power. A man wearing a Frank Energy logo costume watches the experiment. He can be heard saying, “Yuck&...

More Markets

NZ stocks take Wall Street lead to end down 1%
Markets Market Close

NZ stocks take Wall Street lead to end down 1%

The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed down 133.41 points or 0.98% at 13,464.46.

Jamie Gray 14 Nov 2025
Zoono says it knows no reason for share price surge, halt lifted
Markets

Zoono says it knows no reason for share price surge, halt lifted

A trading halt granted by the ASX to Australian-listed New Zealand antimicrobials manufacturer Zoono on Wednesday after a price query has been lifted after the company said it knew of no reason for its share price soaring.Its share price rose from 0.09c to 0.18c on volumes much h...

Denise McNabb 14 Nov 2025