On the Money: Christian Hawkesby and his job, Jason Paris and his AI, Anna Mowbray, Winston Peters, and more ...

On the Money: Christian Hawkesby and his job, Jason Paris and his AI, Anna Mowbray, Winston Peters, and more ...
AI makes everyone question what is real and we showcase a Sledge Hammer moment. (Image: Jacques Steenkamp/Supplied/NZME)
Dileepa Fonseka
On The Money (OTM) is our column of general frippery we observed within the worlds of business and government this week.If Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) governor Christian Hawkesby is gunning to keep the top job, you’d never know it from what he said at the official cash rate announcement last week.Hawkesby was named governor in April for a six-month period. The appointment can be extended by up to three months with written notice.Does he even want the job long term? He certainly didn’t seize the moment to sell himself. At time...

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