Funding: Own budget (17), Public broadcaster / state media (6), Tech company (Google/GNI) (2)
AI-generated editorial about All Blacks centre selections published in the Weekend Herald without reader disclosure; editor-in-chief publicly acknowledged the use fell short of editorial standards; newsroom-wide meeting convened;" believed to be first AI-written editorial at a New Zealand newspaper
AI voice clone of a deceased person used in true crime podcast 'Nark' to recreate the subject speaking in his exact documented words;" exception to RNZ's own policy prohibiting AI-generated audio for broadcast
AI-assisted te reo Māori translation pipeline — Straker AI + Microsoft used to translate English articles into te reo Māori at scale; every article reviewed and approved by in-house kaiwhakamāori before publication
'Democracy.AI' tool helps journalists scan and report on public documents including minutes of local council meetings and submissions; enables automated local democracy reporting;" launched new subscription section 'Ratepayers' Roundup'
Who Owns Christchurch — AI-assisted data journalism investigation mapping property ownership across Christchurch; used generative AI to process and synthesise large volumes of land registry and property records data; produced investigation into who controls the city's land and built environment
WSC Sports AI-powered automation platform creates cricket match highlights, match recaps and AI-generated clips for digital advertising; enables multi-platform publishing across TVNZ+, 1News.co.nz and social media; automates graphics including resizing and cropping