AI recruiting in Kaikōura.
For Kaikōura operators who want a working pilot in weeks, not a year-long programme.
Already buried in admin? We'll sort the first workflow for 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.
Kaikōura welcomes around a million visitors a year. We automate bookings, enquiries and reviews so small teams keep up with big seasons.
From one-person trades to national organisations, we find the hours :)
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.
Built around how New Zealand works.
Screens applicants and sorts the new-starter paperwork, from payday filing to KiwiSaver at the new 3.5 per cent minimum.
- KiwiSaver now 3.5 per cent
- Payday filing, every payday
- What the Privacy Commissioner expects
Business in Kaikōura.
Tourism, directly and indirectly, is the major contributor to Kaikōura's GDP, built on whales, the coastline and crayfish, alongside the district's fishing and farming heritage.
A deep undersea canyon brings Giant Sperm Whales close to the coast, and Whale Watch has run since 1987.
Built differently, on purpose.
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
Less admin.
More weekend.
No theatre.
What you get
What changes for Kaikōura teams 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.
- Drafts compliant NZ job ads with realistic salary bands
- Screens CVs and ranks by fit with written rationale
- Voice AI runs first-round phone screens 24/7
- Bias checks built in - flagged in the audit log
- No AI theatre
- No annual contracts
Straight answers
How do you price AI recruiting 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 Kaikōura businesses are surprised how small the first cheque is.
How long does AI recruiting take to ship for Kaikōura businesses?
We aim for a working pilot inside 4-6 weeks - narrow scope, real Kaikōura businesses 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.
Who owns the code and the model setup?
You do, on delivery. We deploy AI recruiting into your own cloud account where possible, with the model setup, prompts, evals and integration code all checked into a repo you own. Claude sits in your account too - we don't operate it from ours.
What happens when the Holidays Act is replaced?
The Employment Leave Act 2026 replaces it on 6 August 2028. Until then payroll follows the current Holidays Act, so leave calculations need to handle today's rules and the changeover.
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.
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