As fewer people watch ads in the traditional way, companies are finding other ways to get to us - cue social influencers ...

Turns out there is a science behind how New Zealand gets sold to the world as a tourist destination ... and there's a reason it doesn't involve unscripted comedians.

Here are the top three ads from the secondary division and Hadyn surprising the winner .. heartwarming telly.

Did you miss out on tickets to the Red Hot Chili Peppers? Watch our story from earlier this year to find out what's going on in the ticketing market...

Take a look at the top three ads from Primary/Intermediate schools .. Then Pippa gets to surprise the lucky winner of the Primary division .. this is must see telly for the arm farts alone!!

We got hundreds of ad award entries so outsourced the tough job of judging to some high flying New Zealanders.

We asked you to sell your patch of NZ and boy wee did you deliver! Thank you to all who took part. We got hundreds of entries - here's a wee wrap of some of them.

It's our last show of the year and it's soo good! Tune in to see who has won this year's Kids' Ad Awards - and the beauty that is @Brick Bay Wines and Sculpture Trail. We also dust off the Fair Go Amateur Dramatic Society and learn the ins and outs to selling our stunning country. Have a gander at 730 - we think you'll like it.

We asked Kiwi kids to sell us their slice of NZ but naturally couldn't help but get into the action ourselves .. Clinton was suggested as a worthy location and we couldn't agree more, because Clinton, you've got swag.