Tina from Turners took two hours to create

Tina from Turners took two hours to create
You know Tina from Turners, she loves cars. Beep, beep! With Todd Hunter – from Turners, too. (Image: Turners Automotive Group)
Rebecca Stevenson
“Tina from Turners is a skinny white guy from Titirangi.” Tina from Turners – no, not Tina Turner – got her name from creative adviser and former Saatchi & Saatchi NZ chairman Kim Thorp, who had the “germ of an idea and a rough script”, Turners general marketing manager Sean Wiggans says. The skinny white guy from Titirangi is Darryl Parsons, the “voice” behind 42 Below Vodka’s irreverent ads, who took Thorp’s idea after he had to pull back from the campaign – and r...

More Markets

The retirement sector pays the piper
Property Analysis

The retirement sector pays the piper

Measuring retirement sector profitability is a tangle. Investors want clarity. 

NZ sharemarket dips despite strong US, Australian gains
Markets Market Close

NZ sharemarket dips despite strong US, Australian gains

The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed down 25 points or 0.19%.

Jamie Gray 18 Jul 2025
Livestock Improvement Corp posts strong profit but warns of FY26 one-offs
Primary Sector

Livestock Improvement Corp posts strong profit but warns of FY26 one-offs

Dairy genetics company Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) posted a stronger result for the 12 months to May 31, but warned the current financial year would be impacted by one-offs.LIC booked a full-year after-tax profit of $30.6 million for the 12 months to May 31, up from $...

Staff reporters 18 Jul 2025
Warehouse reshuffles exec team
Retail

Warehouse reshuffles exec team

The Warehouse Group has reshuffled its executive team ahead of its leadership transition at the end of the month.On Friday, the retail group appointed Stefan Knight as chief financial officer. Knight will exit his role as financial director at Spark New Zealand and start on Aug 1...

Staff reporters 18 Jul 2025