The controversy shows brands need to be prepared to give up some control.

A New Zealand bank tried to take down explicit memes of its cartoon sheep mascot, fueling more fan art and a free speech ...

When a New Zealand bank tried to suppress sleazy comments about its virtual sheep mascot, it got a lesson in going viral and online censorship ...

New Zealand’s Kiwibank is being criticised for its crackdown on explicit memes involving its AI mascot Buck.

The bank tried to link sexualised posting about its mascot to real online abuse. Suffice to say, people are not impressed.

Its new mascot, an animated sheep called Buck, has attracted plenty of attention online - though probably not the kind they hoped for.

Kiwibank's new mascot sheep has been the subject of scandal and questionable content, and the bank has weighed in.

Kiwibank’s sheep mascot has made it to international media - but not for any reason you might expect. On the latest episode of the US late night talk show Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver was very ...

Kiwibank workers will walk off the job today, striking from 12pm until 2pm over the bank’s 2.25% pay offer. The strike includes customer service workers in branches and on the phones, along with ...

Kiwibank is borrowing $750 million through a five-year bond issue. The issue of unsecured, unsubordinated fixed rate medium term notes attracted a final orderbook of more than $96 ...

Kiwibank workers around the country are set to strike for two hours over a pay increase offer of 2.25 percent.

Kiwibank’s first iPhone app has been much anticipated. While most of the world’s big financial institutions have had smart phone apps deployed for months, even years, Kiwibank was among the few ...