NZME radio station ZM has launched a new “Play ZM” brand campaign, using the latest artificial intelligence creative technology, and announced a new host for the ZM Late Show. Harnessing the power of AI, the latest campaign uses clearcut shots of ZM’s on-air hosts captured in-studio, seamlessly merged with surreal AI-generated backdrops. This creates endless scenes that can quickly be adapted to any situation, from current events to competitions and on-air content. New Late Show hostJoining this dynamic lineup is the newest addition to ZM’s whānau, Brooke Koppens, who will lead the revamped ZM Late Show. For the past two years, Koppens has been an integral part of ZM, serving as both a brand ambassador and part-time on-air personality.

Air New Zealand has used artificial intelligence to analyse photos of passenger meals and identify unpopular items. Photo / 123rfAir New Zealand has used artificial intelligence to analyse photos of passenger meals and identify unpopular items. Photo / 123rfAir New Zealand won’t make you lick your plate clean but it might note what meal items went untouched during your flight thanks to artificial intelligence (AI). The airline has revealed it took more than 30,000 photographs of passenger meals in October as part of an AI trial that could help the airline finesse its menu. Call centres trial AI to reduce wait timesForan also revealed generative AI had been trailed in call centres to improve (and most importantly for customers, speed up) the process for callers and staff.

Each give an insight as to how Labour, National and Greens view the world around us and gives glimpses of where they each see votes coming. Her speech had vision and connects the immediate while identifying the root cause of neoliberal corruption. 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Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said police stopped a vehicle after it sped through an orange light at 11.15pm on Friday. While this was being done, the 17-year-old decided to run away, Snr Sgt Bond said. Officers continued to search the vehicle and located 12.7 grams of cannabis, marijuana utensils and two LSD tabs. The woman said the drugs and utensils belonged to her, Snr Sgt Bond said. During the 17-year-old’s arrest, he was found to be in possession of a set of knuckledusters and referred to Youth Aid, police said.

The disconnect between market expectations for interest rate cuts and the Reserve Bank’s outlook will be back in the spotlight this week with the release of the latest Monetary Policy Statement (MPS). Economists warn that those looking for signs that rate cuts are creeping closer will probably be disappointed. “We expect the RBNZ to maintain its comment that ‘interest rates need to remain at a restrictive level for a sustained period’, essentially describing their OCR track. “We’ve all been conditioned over years to think that weak data means rate cuts will be delivered quickly, to get the economy out of an unintended hole. Thus, leaving November as the earliest kickoff date for rate cuts,” Kiwibank chief economist Jarrod Kerr said.

The former National Party leader says he learned a valuable lesson. Bridges received a speeding ticket for his actions on 21 February, six days before becoming leader of the National Party. A Ministry of Transport spokesperson confirmed Bridges had disclosed the driving offence during the appointment process of becoming the chairman of NZTA. Brown confirmed Simon Bridges disclosed his February 2018 speeding ticket as part of the NZTA appointment process in March 2024. “Mr Bridges received the February 2018 speeding ticket for one offence in which he exceeded the 100km/h limit,” Brown said in a statement to NZME.

No-one is expecting any change to the OCR, but signals for when it will be cut will be keenly awaited. Almost 80% of these companies came in with better than expected earnings-per-share, and 60% better than expected revenues. Global nickel prices have risen more than US$2000/tonne, up +11.3% over the past week over supply fears. The UST 10yr yield is now at 4.42% and unchanged from Saturday but down -8 bps from this time last week. That all means our TWI-5 starts today just on 70.4, unchanged from Saturday and up +80 bps in a week.

Over the weekend, Labour’s leader, Chris Hipkins, opted for Aotearoa-New Zealand 2040 – the bi-centenary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. One of the most memorable of these was Harry McClintock’s 1928 hit, “The Big Rock Candy Mountain”. Ahead of the Three Rs, on Hipkins’ twenty-first century Big Rock Candy Mountain, children will learn “problem solving, creativity, teamwork, adaptability and resilience”. At the upper levels of the Labour Party hierarchy there would appear to be an unshakeable belief that the way forward for New Zealand is both well-understood and well-tested. At the very least, a Jackson tilt at the Labour leadership would be of huge assistance in bringing the party down off the Big Rock Candy Mountain.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon compared the Labour opposition to arsonists in a fire-heavy speech to supporters in Palmerston North this morning. Luxon and his speechwriters appeared to have firefighting on their mind when drafting the speech; later on, Luxon repeated the metaphor, but this time with the roles reversed. Luxon rehearsed some of his achievements “to cut red tape” and moves such as abolishing Labour’s prisoner reduction target. Taking questions after her own speech, Willis confirmed that she “will be increasing funding for disability services significantly” in the Budget. “I do know that some of them will find jobs in the public service... we are creating frontline roles,” Willis said.

PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERYEmerson's Brewery staff are frothing with excitement after four of their beers were named winners in the 2024 New World Beer & Cider Awards Top 30. Awards judging chairman Michael Donaldson said it was very rare for a brewery to earn four top 30 spots in the same year. The Dunedin brewery also won two highly commended awards for its New Zealand Pilsner and its German Pilsner. He said the brewery staff would have a private celebration of the awards tonight. The Supreme Award winner was Desperate Glory, by 8 Wired (Warkworth), and the Champion Cider Award winner was Hazy Apple Cider, from Peckham’s Cider (Nelson).

Photo: 123rf.comWhen recovering from burnout it helps to prioritise doing whatever restores your spirit, says clinical fatigue specialist and "really skilful worrier" Vincent Deary. Many of us are driven by productivity and do not take our own need for rest and recovery seriously, he says. We don't really know how to rest and recover. Working at a fatigue clinic, Deary helped exhausted people challenge their personal beliefs about rest and recovery. "They would believe rest is a luxury, rest needs to be earned, rest is for weak people, strong stoic people don't need to rest to recover."

Police near the scene in Invercargill on Sunday morning. Photo: Nina TapuPolice are investigating after a person was found dead in the centre of Invercargill this morning. The body was found near the intersection of Sydney and St Andrew streets, close to the Northern Tavern, Stuff reports. Police were alerted at 9.25am and a scene examination was completed, with the death being treated as unexplained, a police spokesperson said. A post-mortem will be held on Tuesday.

Follow the podcast onDame Hinewehi Mohi has recently been inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. She's been recognised for her ongoing contributions to the revitalisation of te reo Māori and Māori music in Aotearoa. Flicks.co.nz editor Steve Newall says this comes 25 years after her 'ground-breaking' performance at the 1999 Rugby World Cup. LISTEN ABOVE

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Some of the earliest photos of life in Aotearoa are on display at Auckland Museum right now – but the identities of some of the people in them are a mystery. What was it like to be one of the first people in New Zealand to have their photo taken?