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AI Policy Monitor

How higher ed is governing AI in New Zealand.

Published AI policies across New Zealand higher education, classified by stance, maturity, and audience. 11 institutions tracked. Updated Apr 19, 2026.

11 Institutions monitored
9.1% Have a verified AI policy
0 Policies classified
Most common stance

When campuses first put AI policy on paper

First-adoption year for 2 dated policies.

Who has a policy, by institution type

Share of each type with a verified AI policy.

University 9.1%

Which AI tools do policies actually name?

Number of institutions that name each tool.

Copilot 3
ChatGPT / OpenAI 3
Gemini / Google 2
Claude / Anthropic 1
Perplexity 1

How far along is the sector?

All 11 monitored institutions, by policy maturity.

  • Comprehensive 0
  • Developing 6
  • Minimal 2
  • No policy yet 3

Method: institutions are drawn from public directories, AI policy pages discovered via search, verified by crawl, and archived in monthly snapshots. Snapshots are classified by an LLM on a locked rubric. Smaller systems show fewer data points. Percentages use classified policies as the denominator unless noted.