The Business Owner’s Guide to AI in New Zealand

Before you throw money at tools, read this.

A full guide on planning, costs, ROI, and the realities of AI for NZ businesses.

Highlights:

  • ROI and cost breakdowns

  • Local context (compliance, NZ examples)

  • A step-by-step roadmap

  • Common mistakes to avoid

Industry guides

Diagnostic Approach

AI is moving fast -faster than any static guide can keep up with.

What you’ll find below are starting points: insights from the work we’re doing inside each industry.

These guides will keep evolving, and over time they’ll grow into interactive tools where you can dive deeper into your own sector.

For now, they’re here to spark ideas and show you what’s possible.

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construction & trades

Jobs move fast. Paperwork doesn’t.

Most trades businesses bleed profit in places they don’t even see.

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Healthcare & Medical

Staff are stretched.

AI can’t replace care - but it can strip back the paperwork.

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Professional Services

Billable hours get eaten alive by unbillable work.

AI gives time back where it’s lost.

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Agriculture & Food Production

From compliance to supply chains, food producers face endless moving parts.

AI lightens the load and keeps things flowing.

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Manufacturing & production

Margins are tight.

AI helps cut waste and keep supply chains moving without the extra admin.

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Hospitality, Tourism & Service Industries

Great service is the difference - but behind the scenes, admin drags.

AI keeps the focus on customers

How to find those bottlenecks?

Run the Friction Finder and we’ll show you:

  • Where your biggest time drains are

  • Which processes could be automated

  • How much time/money you could get back

  • Whether AI or workflow automation makes the most sense

You’ll get a personalised report + the option to book a 30-min consult to unpack it.

It’s free. It’s fast. It’s actually useful.