Sora 2 is Finally Available in NZ!

By Mad Team on January 11, 2026

Sora 2 is Finally Available in NZ!

If you’ve been paying attention to the digital grapevine or listening to the whispers in local tech circles, you know the rumors were true. Sora 2 is live.


Well, sort of.


While the rest of the world waits in the "US-only" digital queue, savvy Kiwis have found a way to not only access OpenAI’s latest reality-bending video model but to completely break the internet with it.


Forget generating stock footage of busy streets or cinematic drone shots of the Alps. In New Zealand, the killer app for the world's most advanced AI is something much fuzzier.


Welcome to Purrfluencer.com


It started as a joke in a developer chat room. Now, it’s the fastest-growing content platform in the Southern Hemisphere.


Purrfluencer.com is the world’s first "influencer agency" comprised entirely of AI-generated cats. And it is powered exclusively by the terror-inducing realism of Sora 2.



“We realized Sora 2’s physics engine handled fur better than water,” says ‘Jaz,’ the mysterious, Christchurch-based founder of Purrfluencer. “So we thought, why not build a Kardashian empire, but for tabbies?”



Why Sora 2 Changes the Game


If you tried the original Sora, you remember the glitches—the extra legs, the weird morphing backgrounds. Sora 2 fixes all of that.



  • Hyper-Fur Physics: The wind now ripples through individual strands of fur. If your AI cat is on a windy bluff in Raglan, it looks like it’s on a windy bluff in Raglan.

  • Meow-Sync Audio: Sora 2 doesn't just make video; it synthesizes audio. The purrs rumble in Dolby Atmos. The meows are perfectly lip-synced (if cats had lips).

  • Personality Consistency: This is the secret sauce. You can now generate the same cat across multiple videos.


Meet the Stars


The top earners on Purrfluencer aren't real. But their sponsorship deals with local pet food brands are very real.



  • Sir Fluffington III: A British Shorthair who "reviews" luxury yarn. He was generated with a prompt specifying "haughty disdain for affordable fabrics."

  • Mittens from The Tron: A scrappy calico who does parkour over wheelie bins in Hamilton. Her engagement metrics are higher than most human TikTok stars.

  • Neon-Neko: A Cyberpunk-aesthetic feline living in a rainy, neon-lit version of Auckland in the year 2077.


How to Try It Yourself (From NZ)


You want in? Here is the "unofficial" guide to joining the revolution: Go to Purrfluencer.com: Sign up for the creator beta.

The Verdict


Is it stupid? Absolutely.

Is it the most fun you can have with a supercomputer? Without a doubt.



Sora 2 was built to simulate the physical world to help solve humanity's hardest problems. New Zealanders looked at that power, nodded, and said, "Yeah, nah. Let's make fake cats famous."



And honestly? We wouldn't have it any other way.