Extraction with Better Branding: Who Controls Indigenous Data in AI?
Over the last few months, Aotearoa has started moving AI out of the demo phase and into ordinary systems. Wellington has a Public Service AI Framework, but it isn’t binding, and the wider regulatory posture is still deliberately light-touch. The government is now funding an AI Advisory Pilot to push uptake in business, while Health New Zealand has already endorsed an AI-powered wellbeing guide. At the same time, Te Kāhui Raraunga has been warning that agencies still need bias monitoring, algorithm transparency, public registers, and a way to shut systems down when they start reinforcing prejudice. In Waikato, researchers are pushing a different path, keeping Māori language technology inside Māori-led environments where authority over data…
We’ve Got AI in Hiring Backwards
Organizations are adopting AI in hiring to solve scale, speed, and consistency problems. The promise is straightforward: reduce bias, process more candidates, and make better decisions using data (Rigotti et al., 2024; Fernandez-Mateo, 2025). In practice, the opposite…
Is it OK to Use AI?
Let’s be honest. It’s difficult to find a business model going into 2026 that doesn’t use AI somewhere in its pipeline. Sure, people on the front lines may not realize they’re using AI. I’ve talked to many folks in recruitment who still loudly insist that “their” ATS…
We’re Paying it Forward
To celebrate our new business we’re offering a 25 percent discount on all services through March, 2026. Additionally, if you refer a friend to us and they sign a service contract, we’ll give you a further 10 percent off of your next months service.
Pretty cool, eh?