The workflows protective services teams automate first.
We've worked with enough protective services teams to know the brief that arrives in our inbox is rarely the brief that ends up shipped.
What changes for Protective Services after this lands: the work that used to need a person stays done, the work that needs a person gets done with their attention undivided. Adoption is already ahead of the curve - Singapore sits at 5.53x expected AI usage (Anthropic Economic Index, March 2026). Kiwi Dynamics
Adoption is already ahead of the curve - Singapore sits at 5.53x expected AI usage (Anthropic Economic Index, March 2026).
Roles in protective services
- Correctional Officers and Jailers
- Immigration and Customs Inspectors
- Animal Control Workers
- Intelligence Analysts
- Police Patrol Officers
- Retail Loss Prevention Specialists
- First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
- Private Detectives and Investigators
- Transportation Security Screeners
- Criminal Investigators and Special Agents
- Police Detectives
- Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
- Forest Fire Fighting and Prevention Supervisors
- Forest Firefighters
- Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
- Fish and Game Wardens
- Bailiffs
- Crossing Guards
- Fire Inspectors
- Security Guards
- Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs
On the tools or running at scale, the admin still eats the week :)
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.
An AI agency, minus the theatre.
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
Where AI is landing in protective services
We've worked with enough protective services teams to know the brief that arrives in our inbox is rarely the brief that ends up shipped.
- Draft reports and summaries
- Answer policy and procedure questions
- Triage and route requests
- Cut administrative load
How it works in New Zealand
We find the one workflow costing Protective Services the most hours, ship a working slice into production in weeks, prove it pays for itself, then harden it and hand it over.
Straight answers
Who owns the code and the model setup?
You do, on delivery. We deploy AI into your own cloud account where possible, with the model setup, prompts, evals and integration code all checked into a repo you own. Draft reports and summaries sits in your account too - we don't operate it from ours.
How do you price AI engagements?
Fixed-scope pilots first, then either project pricing or a small monthly retainer for the ongoing work. No long lock-ins, no 18-month black-box deals. Most Protective Services are surprised how small the first cheque is.
How long does AI take to ship for Protective Services?
We aim for a working pilot inside 4-6 weeks - narrow scope, real Protective Services data, measurable outcome. From there it's another 6-8 weeks of hardening before you'd consider it production. Full rollouts (multiple sites, multiple teams) typically land in 3-4 months.
Do you work with Xero?
Yes. Xero is one of the systems we build around, and we connect to the other tools you already run rather than asking you to switch.
Do you respond to government tenders?
Most large government contracts are advertised on GETS, the Government Electronic Tender Service, where suppliers register with RealMe.
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