Most of our Tauranga 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. AI lead qualification is then designed against the detail, not the shape.
Built and supported here - the way a Tauranga business would actually use it.
Our goal is to give Tauranga businesses a three-day weekend, so people can spend more time with their families and the people they love :)
What AI lead qualification actually does
Every form-fill, every missed call, every Instagram DM - scored, enriched, and routed within minutes. Your team only sees leads that match your ideal customer.
- 01 Auto-enriches with NZBN, company size, and history
- 02 Scores using your past won/lost deals as training data
- 03 Hot leads get SMS-routed to the right rep instantly
- 04 Cold leads enter nurture, not the bin
Built on: Claude HubSpot NZBN API Twilio Vercel
What you actually get
Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. This is what is in the box.
- A working pilot, in productionNot a prototype on someone's laptop. The first slice of AI lead qualification runs against real work within weeks.
- Your data stays yoursIt runs on your accounts and your tools. If we part ways you keep the system and everything in it.
- The workflow mapped before codeWe write down what good looks like for Tauranga businesses first, so nobody is guessing at handover.
- Support after it landsThe people who built it stay reachable when the business changes shape around it.
How AI lead qualification compares
The two things most businesses do instead, and where each one runs out.
| Hiring for it | An off-the-shelf tool | Kiwi Dynamics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fit to how you work | Fits perfectly, costs a salary | You bend your process to suit the tool | Built around the workflow you already run |
| Time to something useful | Immediate, and permanent | Quick to switch on, slow to make fit | A working slice in weeks, then hardened |
| Who owns the data | You do | The vendor, on the vendor's terms | You do, in your own accounts |
| When it breaks | That person sorts it, if they are in | A support queue and a ticket number | The people who built it |
| What it costs | A salary, every year, forever | Per seat, forever, used or not | Scoped and quoted up front |
Where Tauranga operators actually lose hours.
- Tauranga is one of NZ's fastest-growing cities - and with growth comes admin. AI here clears the backlog so teams can keep up.
- Horticulture, marine, logistics through the Port of Tauranga, and a booming services scene. Local businesses want AI that scales with seasonal swing.
We work with teams across Tauranga: Mount Maunganui · Papamoa · Bethlehem · Greerton · Tauriko · Te Puke · Katikati.
Talk to us about this →How we build AI lead qualification for a Tauranga team.
We scope narrow, ship a working pilot, then harden it into production. The first slice is the highest-leverage workflow for your Tauranga business, so value lands before the build is finished. AI scores your leads.
Talk to usHow the work runs
- Find the one workflowWe look for the job costing Tauranga businesses the most hours or the most leads, and deliberately ignore the rest for now.
- Ship a working sliceA narrow version goes into production in weeks, against real work, so the value shows up before the build is finished.
- Prove it, then widenWe measure it against what the work cost before. If it does not pay for itself, we say so rather than scaling it.
- Harden and hand overLogging, fallbacks and a real handover, so it keeps running when we are not in the room.
The outcome for Tauranga teams
If we build the right slice first, Tauranga teams feel the difference inside the first month. Sales reps spend 70% less time on dead-end conversations.
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.
FAQ
How long does AI lead qualification take to ship for Tauranga businesses?
We aim for a working pilot inside 4-6 weeks - narrow scope, real Tauranga 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.
How do you price AI lead qualification 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 Tauranga businesses are surprised how small the first cheque is.
Has this actually shipped for a real Tauranga?
Yes. Sales reps spend 70% less time on dead-end conversations. We'll share comparable engagements on the call.
Who owns the code and the model setup?
You do, on delivery. We deploy AI lead qualification 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.
Worth a conversation?
Even if you don't end up working with us, you'll leave the call knowing what's worth building.
Talk to us about this
Tell us what you're trying to do and we'll reply with how we'd build it - no obligation.