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We are not a bakery. Instead, we help brands and their communities thrive in ever-changing times. Our clients are big and small, local and national. Yep.

Instead, we rally communities and brands to do good stuff, ultimately working to make Aotearoa New Zealand a more creative place. We're the engine behind the Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi, Boosted and the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards Ngā Tahu Pou Kōhure o Aotearoa. Whether you’re a business who wants to give back, or a cause that needs a community, we bring you energy and momentum that’

s real. Our team of strategists can help you define your community impact, plan an engagement or funding campaign, or create a communications and engagement strategy that brings your 'own cool' to life. Then our writers, PR specialists, event wranglers and digital marketing ninjas will deliver the results. We're famous for delivering. Based in Ōtautahi Christchurch with a team in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, we work all over Aotearoa to champion projects and people that have the power to do good. Certified B Corp. It's a good thing – Google it.

17/12/2025

Databases, dancers and details.

Brown Bread is recruiting a Programme Administrator to support our mahi with our long-term client, The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi.

You’ll be supporting the Director and the Revenue Team – helping to keep the annual programme, relationships and systems running smoothly.

If you thrive on detail, being the wind beneath a busy, creative team’s wings, and backing the arts in Aotearoa — this one’s for you.

The basics:
– 40 hrs/week
– January–June 2026 (short-term, with potential to extend)
– Hybrid working (central Auckland offices + WFH)
– Some domestic travel for events

To apply: Email a short note on why you want the role and your CV to [email protected] before 12 January 2026.

🔗 Full Job Description here: https://www.thearts.co.nz/explore/programme-administrator

16/12/2025

Financial education in Aotearoa is shifting fast, and our client Banqer is right at the centre of that change.

We’ve been partnering with their team through some big, defining moments: from reimagining product branding to supporting a major leadership transition with clear messaging, thoughtful comms, and PR that helped them show up strong in the national conversation.

Media training, narrative shaping, strategic guidance – the full suite. All to back a company genuinely transforming how young people learn about money.

With financial literacy becoming compulsory in schools, Banqer’s impact is only just getting started. Proud to be on the journey with them.

02/12/2025

As part of our mahi for BB client The Arts Foundation, we've launched the Arts Business Club – inviting businesses around Aotearoa to back the arts. After all: business is creative, and requires courage and investment – so do the arts in New Zealand!

We're so grateful for the groundswell of support we've already received from businesses like One New Zealand, Xero, Barfoot & Thompson, Abe's Bagels.... and what a moment bringing them all together for our first ever Arts Foundation Arts Business Club Lunch: an opportunity not just to network, but to ask bigger questions about what our creative future needs from all of us.

Featuring one heck of a powerhouse panel: artists Cliff Curtis, Ladi6, and business leaders Dame Rosanne Meo and Sinead Boucher. So many good takes!

We're proud to keep building rooms where creativity, courage, business and community meet — not as separate worlds, but as collaborators shaping what comes next.

If you're keen to 'do business' with some of NZ's greatest creatives and supporters – get in touch.

21/11/2025

Today we get to share something pretty special.

The 2026 Tower Insurance New Zealand Local Hero Medallists – 100 people who make Aotearoa better in ways that often go unseen – are officially live.

We’ve had the privilege of helping bring their stories together. This campaign is a reminder of why we do this work – not to create noise, but to create space for real people, real impact, and real stories to land.

Huge aroha to Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards, the judges, nominators, and every Local Hero Medallist recognised this year.

Meet all 100 medallists at nzawards.org.nz 💫

Kiwibank

18/11/2025

Full circle moments hit different.

Earlier this year, we helped our clients, The Arts Foundation launch Supernova – a crowdfunding campaign that raised over $250,000 in just one month to power the next generation of artists.

Today, that impact becomes real: nominations are now open for Springboard 2026, with 16 early-career artists set to receive mentorship and support – 10 more than before, thanks to Supernova.

The future of creativity in Aotearoa looks brighter than ever 🌟 Proud to have played a small part in helping it shine.

Nominate by Friday 5 December 2025. It only takes a few minutes so get those noms in!
https://www.thearts.co.nz/springboard-nominations

29/10/2025

In moments of pressure, clarity is everything.

After a major flood forced Te Tuhi to close their gallery for months of repair and refurbishment, they came to us needing strategic comms to engage their community with confidence and care.

What began as urgent communications evolved into a long-term engagement and PR strategy – amplifying their work beyond their immediate network and setting them up to reopen their contemporary art gallery with gusto next year.

We worked alongside their team to build understanding, strengthen relationships, and tell the story of an organisation grounded in integrity, creativity, and purpose.

Now, as we roll out that plan, we’re proud to keep supporting a gallery whose energy and kaupapa we genuinely love.

01/09/2025

You know those nights where the room is buzzing, the country feels totally united (big call we know!) – and you leave with your heart exploding with hope and joy? That’s The Laureate Awards.

This will be our seventh year behind the scenes delivering this unique event for our client, The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi – and it’s set to be a banger, marking a milestone moment: 25 years of celebrating New Zealand’s most outstanding artists.

The invite is open to all: come and clock the state of creativity in Aotearoa!

https://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/the-arts-foundation-te-tumu-toi-tickets/artist/3035278

21/08/2025

It’s that time again – there's only a few days left to nominate for the 2026 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards Ngā Tohu Pou Kōhure o Aotearoa! Every year, we have the honour of delivering this incredible kaupapa, celebrating people who are changing the game, lifting communities, and making Aotearoa proud. 💥

Our judges (a.k.a. NZ’s brainiest, boldest, most inspiring humans) can’t possibly spot every hero out there… that’s where you come in.

Swipe through to see who's names have come up around BB HQ! Got someone in mind? You’ve got until Sunday 24 August to nominate them!

nzawards.org.nz

20/08/2025

A huge mihi to our BB loaf Ainsleigh Nijssen, who (alongside our systems genius Keiren Nelson) has been wrangling BB Accounts like a boss for the past two years. She’s been the safest pair of hands – keeping our systems humming and our office running like clockwork.

Now, with three busy tamariki and a growing family business, it’s time for Ainsleigh to return full-time to her whānau. We’re going to miss her, but we couldn’t back her decision more.

Now: some big shoes are ready to be filled! We’re on the lookout for our next Accounts & Office Administrator to join us part-time (20 hours/week) in Ōtautahi. If you love tidy spreadsheets, paperless systems, and helping a small creative team work smarter, this could be your spot.

Applications close 27 August – https://www.seek.co.nz/job/86475813

07/08/2025

Wholesome job alert! We’ve got a new role at BB that’s perfect for someone who lives for the details, runs a killer RSVP tracker, and finds genuine joy in the smooth ex*****on of a run sheet.

✨ Applications are open now until 26 August. Head to Seek to apply.

Know someone who might be the perfect fit? Flick them this post!

Address

The Arts Centre, 02 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central City
Christchurch
8013

Website

http://www.brownbread.co.nz/

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