by Brent Courtney | Apr 21, 2026
Purity, potency, pleasure. 1839 is built on origin, not invention. In March 1839, Mary Ann Bumby introduced the first honeybees to New Zealand. A small act that reshaped an ecosystem. The brand takes its name from that moment, grounding everything in a story of...
by Brent Courtney | Apr 21, 2026
Balance Restored. Strategy Rangitoopuni is not a land release. It is a return. Gifted back to Te Kawerau ā Maki through Treaty settlement, the land carries a responsibility beyond development. It must be restored. What stands today as a mono-culture pine forest is not...
by Brent Courtney | Sep 5, 2025
Bringing back the cowboy. Lone Star restaurants undertook a full repositioning of their brand and marketing efforts, with the goal of reconnecting with their heritage while modernising the customer experience. At the heart of the work was a guiding idea: ‘own the...
by Brent Courtney | Sep 4, 2025
A brand keeping up with change. Knowledge changes. Perspectives change. Tastes change. Regulations change. The construction and timber industry is one of constant evolution. Every year, building codes are rewritten, customer expectations shift, and new technologies...
by Brent Courtney | May 18, 2025
Saving New Zealand’s Savings Wedge is a high-interest, digital-only savings account with no fees, no fluff, and a customer experience designed to help Kiwis reach their savings goals faster. Their mission? To ‘Save New Zealand’s Savings’ – from the big...
by Brent Courtney | May 17, 2025
Your trusted partner in health Queenstown Medical Centre wanted to reconnect with the community, increase enrolments, and rebuild trust after COVID. But they quickly realised they only had fragments of a brand, and weren’t sure what messaging would resonate. We led...
