Semantic search (RAG) in Motueka.
Semantic search (RAG) designed around the way a Motueka team actually runs.
When picking starts, Motueka growers take on hundreds of seasonal workers. We automate onboarding, timesheets and payday filing so harvest is not buried in forms.
How Kiwi Dynamics works
We find the one workflow costing Motueka businesses the most hours, ship a working slice into production in weeks, prove it pays for itself, then harden it and hand it over.
Knows the New Zealand rules.
Ask questions across your manuals, contracts and records and get answers with the source attached, not a guess.
- The Algorithm Charter
- Holidays Act until August 2028
- An annual return every year
Not your typical AI agency.
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
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.
Business in Motueka.
Motueka is a horticulture hub that hosts hundreds of seasonal workers at harvest, and horticulture and fruit growing is the Tasman District's biggest export industry.
Motueka is also the name of a hop variety grown in the district. Harvest brings hundreds of seasonal workers for fruit crops and hops.
One workflow.
In production.
In weeks.
What you get
We'd call the engagement a success when Motueka teams are using the system without thinking about us.
- Indexes Drive, SharePoint, Notion, Slack, your CRM
- Returns answers with source links - no hallucinations
- Permissioned so staff only see what they should
- Re-indexes nightly so results stay fresh
- No AI theatre
- No annual contracts
Good questions, answered
What's the realistic timeline for semantic search (RAG) with a Motueka?
Most Motueka businesses have their first usable slice in week 5 or 6. We'd rather ship narrow and real than broad and aspirational - your team gets to use the thing well before the engagement is "done".
What happens if we want to swap a vendor out later?
Semantic search (RAG) is built behind a small adapter layer specifically so swapping a model provider or a data source is a one-day job, not a re-architecture. Pinecone, Claude, Postgres pgvector, Vercel AI SDK are our defaults, but the build is intentionally portable.
What does semantic search (RAG) cost for a Motueka?
Pilots start from a fixed scope priced to land a measurable result inside 6 weeks. Pricing depends on data volume, integration complexity, and whether you need us on managed services afterwards. We'll quote precisely after a 30-minute scoping call.
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.
How does this fit the Public Service AI Framework?
The framework, led by the Government Chief Digital Officer, asks for safe, transparent and accountable AI. Agencies that sign the Algorithm Charter also commit to transparency in how they use algorithms.
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