Voice AI agents in Kaikōura.

AI phone agents - wired into a Kaikōura workflow, not bolted on the side.

A small town with a million visitorsAI phone agentsBuilt in New ZealandProduction AI, not slidewareWorking across CanterburyA small town with a million visitorsAI phone agentsBuilt in New ZealandProduction AI, not slidewareWorking across CanterburyA small town with a million visitorsAI phone agentsBuilt in New ZealandProduction AI, not slidewareWorking across CanterburyA small town with a million visitorsAI phone agentsBuilt in New ZealandProduction AI, not slidewareWorking across Canterbury

Kaikōura welcomes around a million visitors a year. We automate bookings, enquiries and reviews so small teams keep up with big seasons.

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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.

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Definitely not a typical AI agency.

We say when AI is not the answer

Production first, demo second

You keep the hours, the data and the system

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*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.

How it works in Kaikōura

We find the one workflow costing Kaikōura businesses the most hours, ship a working slice into production in weeks, prove it pays for itself, then harden it and hand it over.

To start, tell us about your week

On the tools or running at scale, the admin still eats the week :)

Quotes with GST, consent paperwork, LBP records and health and safety logs: the admin every New Zealand trade business carries.

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*Illustrative example based on nine hours a week of admin. Actual results vary by workflow and business.

What voice AI agents actually do

Never miss a call again. With the right workflow automated, nine hours of admin a week could drop to about one.*

With the workflow automated Without

*Illustrative example only, based on 9 hours a week of admin falling to about 1 hour a week. Actual results vary by workflow and business.

Small team.
Real systems.
Zero fluff.

What you get

The shape of the result for Kaikōura teams: 42% of after-hours calls now booked without human input.

Trained on your business hours, services, and pricing
Books appointments straight into your calendar
Texts the team for anything urgent
Full call transcript and audio recorded for QA
No shelfware or licences you do not use
No annual contracts

Straight answers

What tools do you build voice AI agents on?

For voice AI agents we usually reach for Vapi, Retell, Twilio, OpenAI Realtime. We're tool-agnostic at heart - we pick what your Kaikōura team can actually run after we hand the build over, not what looks good on a vendor sticker.

Do you have proof this works for Kaikōura businesses?

Direct case study: 42% of after-hours calls now booked without human input. Happy to walk you through full numbers on a call.

What's the smallest engagement you'd take on?

A two-week paid discovery for Kaikōura businesses that aren't sure whether the build is worth doing at all. You get a one-page write-up of what we'd build, what we'd skip, and what it would cost. About 30% of those discoveries end with us recommending you don't proceed.

Can it remind us about the annual return?

Yes. Every company must file an annual return with the Companies Office each year, separate from its tax return.

Does scheduling handle public holidays?

It should. New Zealand has 11 national public holidays, including Matariki, plus a regional anniversary day that depends on where your business is.

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Tell us what you're trying to do and we'll reply with how we'd build it, no obligation.