Most of our New Plymouth engagements start the same way: a 20-minute call where the owner describes a workflow we've heard before in shape but never in detail. Semantic search (RAG) is then designed against the detail, not the shape.
Taranaki · Applied AI
Built and supported here – the way a New Plymouth business would actually use it.
What semantic search (RAG) actually does
Search that understands intent, not just keywords. Your team types what they mean – and gets the right document, ticket, or product from across every system, with citations.
- 01 Indexes Drive, SharePoint, Notion, Slack, your CRM
- 02 Returns answers with source links – no hallucinations
- 03 Permissioned so staff only see what they should
- 04 Re-indexes nightly so results stay fresh
Built on: Pinecone Claude Postgres pgvector Vercel AI SDK
Without Kiwi Dynamics
With Kiwi Dynamics
Taranaki
What's different about doing this work in New Plymouth.
- Taranaki runs on energy, dairy, and engineering – industries with sharp safety, compliance, and uptime stakes that suit AI well.
- From offshore work to dairy processors to a strong local trades sector, New Plymouth teams want AI that earns its keep on the gnarly stuff.
We work with teams across New Plymouth: CBD · Bell Block · Waitara · Inglewood · Oakura · Hawera.
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How we build semantic search (RAG) for a New Plymouth team.
We scope narrow, ship a working pilot, then harden it into production. The first slice is the highest-leverage workflow for your New Plymouth business, so value lands before the build is finished. AI search over your data.
Talk to usThe outcome for New Plymouth teams
What changes for New Plymouth 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. Average search time drops from 6 minutes to 12 seconds.
Not your typical AI agency.
Honest about what AI can and cannot do
Ships the one workflow that pays for itself
Hours given back, never the size of the invoice
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
Questions
FAQ
What's a typical engagement length for New Plymouth businesses?
Six to twelve weeks for the build, then a short managed-services month while the system goes from "shipped" to "owned by your team". After that you keep us on retainer if you want, or take it from there yourself.
Are there hidden costs we should plan for?
Three to know about: model/API spend (which we set up under your own account, not ours, so you see and control it), any new SaaS subscriptions we recommend, and your team's time during rollout. We surface all three in the quote so there are no surprises.
Has this actually shipped for a real New Plymouth?
Yes. Average search time drops from 6 minutes to 12 seconds. We'll share comparable engagements on the call.
Can you work with our existing systems?
Yes. The default semantic search (RAG) stack we reach for is Pinecone, Claude, Postgres pgvector, Vercel AI SDK, but we'll bend it around whatever you already run – Xero, HubSpot, Shopify, Cin7, your own in-house apps. The discovery week maps every data source before any build starts.
The honest version of a sales call.
No deck. No discovery doc. Just whether this is worth building and what it would cost.
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Tell us what you're trying to do and we'll reply with how we'd build it — no obligation.