AI translation in Napier-Hastings.
AI translation that lives in your stack, not on a vendor's roadmap. Shipped from Hawke's Bay.
Hawke's Bay grows more apples, pears and stone fruit than anywhere else in New Zealand. We automate the packing schedules, export paperwork and staff admin behind it.
Definitely not a typical AI agency.
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
What AI translation actually does
Reach more of Aotearoa. With the right workflow automated, nine hours of admin a week could drop to about one.*
*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.
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.
One workflow.
In production.
In weeks.
What you get
We'd call the engagement a success when Napier-Hastings teams are using the system without thinking about us.
- Te reo Māori with macron support and reviewed terminology
- Voice translation for support calls in real time
- Glossary-locked terms so brand language stays consistent
- Human-reviewer workflow for high-stakes content
- No annual contracts
- No shelfware or licences you do not use
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.
What Napier-Hastings runs on.
Farming, horticulture, wine and tourism are Hawke's Bay's key industries, and the region is the country's largest producer of apples, pears and stone fruit, much of it exported through Napier Port.
Napier Port is the main export port for the east coast of the central North Island. Harvest season brings some of Napier Port's highest export volumes.
Straight answers
How quickly can we see something running?
Week three for a clickable internal demo against real data. Week six for a slice your team can actually use. We hold ourselves to those numbers because they're what stops a project drifting into "endless discovery".
What tools do you build AI translation on?
For AI translation we usually reach for Claude, DeepL, ElevenLabs, Vercel. We're tool-agnostic at heart - we pick what your Napier-Hastings team can actually run after we hand the build over, not what looks good on a vendor sticker.
What's the smallest engagement you'd take on?
A two-week paid discovery for Napier-Hastings 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 you work to the NZISM?
The NZISM is the government's information security manual and is written for vendors serving agencies as well as the agencies themselves, so government-adjacent work should be built to it.
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.
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