A masked protester defaced a drive-thru screen at a Dunedin fast-food restaurant over the chain’s decision to use AI. The offender ran into the Burger King drive-thru in Andersons Bay Rd wearing a white mask and carrying two cans of white spray-paint at 9.10pm on Thursday, Sergeant Matt Lee said. She then used the paint to write "No AI, hire humans" before fleeing. She was arrested after police found the cans of spray paint and the white mask in her possession. She was charged with wilful damage and will appear in Dunedin District Court at a later date.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 13, 2026 19:43 UTC