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Sector reports
- 01 7 editions Academic Research New Zealand’s academic AI activity is expanding through research projects, international partnerships and tighter doctoral governance, but adoption remains selective: national usage data and the promised NZIAT AI platform are still incomplete. Read report
- 02 7 editions Agriculture AI in Aotearoa New Zealand agriculture is shifting from pilots to operating infrastructure: virtual fencing, pasture intelligence, AI-enabled dairy workflows and new livestock and horticulture tools are scaling. Independent evidence of farm-level returns remains limited. Read report
- 03 6 editions Architecture, Engineering and Construction New Zealand’s AEC sector is moving from experimentation to bounded AI use in document intelligence, infrastructure monitoring, safety, resilience and engineering support. Adoption is growing, but remains uneven, self-reported and weakly measured. Read report
- 04 7 editions Creative Industries AI adoption in Aotearoa’s creative industries is expanding through translation, research, marketing, accessibility and administration, while scaled generative production remains rare. Rights, provenance, cultural governance and entry-level work now shape the pace of adoption. Read report
- 05 7 editions Education New Zealand education is shifting from classroom experimentation to institutional AI infrastructure, but procurement and curriculum plans still outpace evidence of learning impact, consistent governance and equitable implementation. Read report
- 06 7 editions Finance AI adoption in New Zealand finance is broadening but remains bounded: service, fraud, open banking and investment discovery are live, while advice, lending, claims and agentic payments remain closely controlled and unevenly evidenced. Read report
- 07 8 editions Healthcare AI adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand healthcare is broadening beyond documentation, but most new activity remains in procurement, pilots and research. The strongest evidence of live, scaled use is still supervised AI-assisted workflow support. Read report
- 08 7 editions Public Sector AI adoption across Aotearoa New Zealand’s public sector is becoming operational, but central visibility and assurance remain behind the pace of deployment. New evidence shows substantial licence growth, live citizen-facing council tools and more mature agency use, alongside an unconfirmed national AI assistant launch. Read report
Past editions
Every earlier edition stays online, unchanged, at its own address. The dark label in each row is the latest edition.
- State of AI in New Zealand 1 Oct 1 Sept 19 Aug 13 Jul 10 Jun 2 Apr 11 Mar
- Academic Research 1 Oct 1 Sept 19 Aug 13 Jul 10 Jun 2 Apr 9 Mar
- Agriculture 1 Oct 1 Sept 19 Aug 13 Jul 10 Jun 2 Apr 9 Mar
- Architecture, Engineering and Construction 1 Oct 1 Sept 19 Aug 13 Jul 10 Jun 26 Mar
- Creative Industries 1 Oct 1 Sept 19 Aug 13 Jul 10 Jun 2 Apr 9 Mar
- Education 1 Oct 1 Sept 19 Aug 13 Jul 10 Jun 2 Apr 9 Mar
- Finance 1 Oct 1 Sept 19 Aug 13 Jul 10 Jun 2 Apr 9 Mar
- Healthcare 1 Oct 1 Sept 19 Aug 13 Jul 10 Jun 2 Apr 9 Mar 9 Mar
- Public Sector 1 Oct 1 Sept 19 Aug 13 Jul 10 Jun 2 Apr 9 Mar