NZK&BQ Brand Partnerships
Five tiers of digital-first partnership built by NZK&BQ around the 2026 Excellence in Design season — editorial-grade visibility, not banner space.
Kitchens, bathrooms, kitchen designers, bathroom designers, interior designers working in kitchens & bathrooms, showrooms, kitchen & bathroom renovation, kitchen & bathroom products, and the New Zealand kitchen & bathroom awards.
These partnerships are created and managed by NZK&BQ for the KBQ digital platform. They are separate from any sponsorship arrangements managed directly by NKBA.
NZK&BQ builds partnerships around the audience that follows the awards online — the specifiers, designers, showrooms and homeowners who read winners coverage, watch category features, and share the work on. This is where your brand becomes part of the story of the season, not an advertisement beside it.
You’re already in the work. Our platform makes that influence visible.
Indicative figures for the 2026 season. Detailed audience numbers available on request.
Partnership tiers
| Tier | Best fit | Commitment | Package |
|---|---|---|---|
Signature partner 24K Gold | A single category-defining brand seeking sustained visibility around the Awards and beyond. | Annual — one partner only. | Cover-adjacent digital placement, feature content series, awards-night presence, year-round platform lockups. |
Principal partner Platinum | Leading brands with strong project presence looking for premium editorial alignment. | Annual — up to two partners. | Awards hub lockup, three digital content moments, integrated editorial coverage. |
Category partner Palladium | Specialist brands anchoring a specific category or discipline within the awards. | Per season — limited allocation per category. | Category lockup, two digital content moments, editorial mentions in relevant category coverage. |
Supporting partner Sterling Silver | Established suppliers wanting consistent awards-season presence. | Per season. | Supporting partner listing, one digital content moment, standing directory placement. |
Foundational partner Bronze | Emerging or boutique suppliers building visibility with the KBQ audience. | Per season — entry level. | Awards hub listing and directory presence. |
The brands listed below are examples of the kind of business each tier is designed for. No brand shown here is confirmed as a partner unless separately announced.
A digital content moment is a purpose-built piece of editorial content produced by the KBQ team and anchored to a partner — a product-in-context feature, a designer conversation, a behind-the-project piece, a materials study, or a category explainer.
Each moment is planned into the awards-season editorial calendar, published on KBQ.nz, distributed through the newsletter, and surfaced inside the winners and finalists coverage where the brand appears in the work itself. It is not a banner, not a paid post disguised as editorial, and not a press release.
Print integration is a separate conversation. These partnerships are digital-first — print placement in Kitchens & Bathrooms Quarterly can be added on request through the wider KBQ ratecard.
Tell us a little about your brand and the tier you’d like to explore. We’ll come back with the full digital partnership brief for the 2026 season.
Or email nat@hausmedia.co.nz.
