Timaru businesses don't need another generic AI pitch. Semantic search (RAG) only earns its keep when it's built around the workflow you actually run on a wet Tuesday, and that's how we scope every engagement we take on in Canterbury.
Canterbury · Applied AI
Semantic search (RAG) that lives in your stack, not on a vendor's roadmap. Shipped from Canterbury.
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
Canterbury
What we keep seeing in Timaru.
- South Canterbury runs on port logistics, food processing, and dairy – AI here is about coordinating shifts and shipments with fewer phone calls.
- Port of Timaru, food processors, dairy, and a wide trades sector. AI tools that integrate with existing ERP and POS land best.
We work with teams across Timaru: Timaru CBD · Marchwiel · Highfield · Geraldine · Temuka · Pleasant Point.
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How we build semantic search (RAG) for a Timaru team.
We scope narrow, ship a working pilot, then harden it into production. The first slice is the highest-leverage workflow for your Timaru business, so value lands before the build is finished. AI search over your data.
Talk to usThe outcome for Timaru teams
If we build the right slice first, Timaru teams feel the difference inside the first month. 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
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's the smallest engagement you'd take on?
A two-week paid discovery for Timaru 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.
Has this actually shipped for a real Timaru?
Yes. Average search time drops from 6 minutes to 12 seconds. We'll share comparable engagements on the call.
What tools do you build semantic search (RAG) on?
For semantic search (RAG) we usually reach for Pinecone, Claude, Postgres pgvector, Vercel AI SDK. We're tool-agnostic at heart – we pick what your Timaru team can actually run after we hand the build over, not what looks good on a vendor sticker.
One reply, one direction.
We don't run sequences or follow-up automation. One useful answer, one decision on your side.
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Tell us what you're trying to do and we'll reply with how we'd build it — no obligation.