MCP integrations in Ashburton.
Connect Claude to your stack, built for businesses operating in Ashburton.
Mid Canterbury moved from sheep and grain to dairy, dairy support and seed crops. The paperwork grew with it, and that is the part we automate.
Made for New Zealand paperwork.
Connects AI to the systems you already run, like Xero, so it can look things up and act without copy and paste.
- Xero, founded in New Zealand
- Government work is tendered on GETS
- NZISM for government work
Small crew or big organisation, the busywork is the same :)
The questions a public sector buyer asks, answered up front: privacy impact, the NZISM, where the data lives and how an algorithm is held to account.
*Illustrative example based on nine hours a week of admin. Actual results vary by workflow and business.
How much is the admin really costing you?
Nine hours a week of admin is 468 hours a year. That could drop to about 52.*
*Illustrative, based on 9 hours a week of admin at a typical 80% automation rate. The calculator uses your own numbers.
Ashburton, up close.
Agriculture and its support industries drive the district, and reliable irrigation has moved land from sheep and grain towards dairy, dairy support and high value crops such as seed.
The Rangitata Diversion Race carries water for stock, irrigation and hydro generation across the plains. Most New Zealand dairy herds calve in spring, July to September.
Less admin.
More weekend.
No theatre.
What you get
Existing AI tools become 10x more useful with real business context.
- Custom MCP servers for your CRM, ERP, or in-house tools
- Permission-aware so AI only sees what each user can
- Tool-call audit log for compliance
- Works with Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more
- No annual contracts
- No shelfware or licences you do not use
An AI agency, minus the theatre.
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
Straight answers
When does MCP integrations actually pay back?
Inside the first quarter, in our experience. We pick the first slice specifically because it's the highest-leverage workflow for an Ashburton - so the savings start landing before the rest of the build is finished.
Will this run on our own infrastructure?
Yes, where it makes sense. MCP integrations can sit entirely in your cloud account, with model calls routed through endpoints you control. We default to MCP, Claude, TypeScript, Vercel but the architecture supports your existing platform choices.
Do you do hourly billing or fixed price?
Fixed price for the pilot, every time. After that it's your call - fixed price per milestone or a small monthly retainer for ongoing iteration. We don't run open-ended T&M because it disincentivises us from finishing.
Can the AI run on New Zealand-hosted cloud?
Yes, the options now exist. Microsoft opened a New Zealand cloud region in December 2024 and AWS followed in September 2025, both with local data residency.
Can it keep track of ACC levies?
Yes. ACC work levies are set by the classification unit your work falls under, and self-employed people are invoiced after filing their tax return.
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