Case studies and guides
Four case studies with the numbers, practical guides on AI automation for New Zealand businesses, and a free daily brief. Written for owners, not engineers.
Case studies
Seven industries, the same shape each time: what was slow, what was built, and what changed.
Court documents, client intake and submissions automated for a New Zealand law firm.
Inventory, supply chain and customer engagement automation for a NZ retail chain.
AI-driven IT operations and ticket triage for a New Zealand FinTech.
Claims processing, data entry and fraud detection for a NZ insurance broker.
Subcontractor agreements and supplier invoices handled automatically for a NZ property developer.
A custom CRM, scheduling and billing system for an NZ-wide HVAC company.
Asbestos clearance reports read by vision and billed through simPRO.
Guides
Everything here is written to help you decide well, whether or not you end up working with me. No gated PDFs, no email required.
What to automate first, how to scope it, what it costs, and how to keep it running. Written for owners, not engineers.
Guide · 15 min readThe ten jobs to look at first, which of them need AI at all, what each usually costs, and what to do with the time you get back.
Guide · 7 min readThe three are not the same thing. When a plain automation is enough, when you need judgement in the loop, and when an agent is worth the extra care.
Guide · 8 min readWhat each costs in NZ dollars, when the cheap no-code option is the right one, and the signs you have outgrown it.
Guide · 7 min readSorting, a morning list of what needs a reply, drafts in your own voice, what it costs, and which parts a person should keep.
Guide · 9 min readThe three monthly bills, seats, tokens and hosting, in NZ dollars, with a worked example and what makes the bill blow out.
Guide · 7 min readAn honest comparison: what each is good and bad at, what they cost in NZ, and how to choose without locking yourself in.
Guide · 8 min readThe four risks for a New Zealand business, what the privacy settings actually do, and what a proper company setup costs.
Guide · 7 min readWhat AI advice should give you, what a one-page roadmap contains, when you need one, and what it should cost.
Guide · 8 min readTen-minute background checks, eight questions for the first call, and the red flags that should make you walk away.
Guide · 8 min readEight steps, in order, with what I measured on my own site. What worked, what did nothing, and the one afternoon most NZ businesses skip.
Guide · 10 min readWhat NZ$500 to $15,000 buys in AI automation in New Zealand: how the fixed price is set, what's included, what isn't, and the monthly costs after go-live.
Guide · 8 min readWhat you can automate around Xero in NZ: supplier bills, sales invoices, payment chasing and multi-entity billing, with October 2026 prices and a real example.
Guide · 7 min readWhat you can automate around simPRO, with a real NZ example: clearance reports read by AI and written into the right job in minutes. Prices as of October 2026.
Guide · 7 min readHow a NZ law firm can use AI safely: what to automate, what to keep with a lawyer, and what the Privacy Act 2020 expects. A real firm went from 12 hours to 3.
Guide · 8 min readIndependent AI consultant, agency, big IT firm or DIY tools? An honest NZ comparison of cost, speed, risk and fit, and when each one is the right choice.
Guide · 8 min read176 answers from six AI assistants to 22 buyer questions: the firms they named most, the pages they leaned on, and how ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok differ.
Research · 8 min readSubcontractor agreements, the accounts inbox, payment claims and reports into simPRO: what AI can safely take, what stays with a person, and what it costs.
Guide · 9 min readWhat to automate around claims, data entry and renewals, what stays with a licensed adviser, and how the FMA rules and the Privacy Act shape the build. Claims 72% faster.
Guide · 9 min readWhat a good staff AI workshop covers: your own work, the one tool you have standardised on, a one-page AI rule, and ideally a real build to keep using.
Guide · 8 min readA short survey of where New Zealand SMEs actually are with AI. Take part and get the results when they are published.
Survey · 3 minutesTwenty-six questions New Zealand business owners actually ask: cost, timing, data, reliability and what happens after launch.
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