We've worked with enough operators in Waiheke Island to know that the brief that arrives in our inbox is rarely the brief that ends up shipped. The first thing we do on any AI receptionist project is sit with your team for a day before we propose anything.
Auckland · Applied AI
For Waiheke Island operators who want a working pilot in weeks, not a year-long programme.
What AI receptionist actually does
A 24/7 AI receptionist that answers calls and chats, books appointments, takes deposits, and routes urgent issues to a real human. Sounds Kiwi. Doesn't fumble names.
- 01 Voice + chat, both trained on your business
- 02 Knows your services, prices, and availability
- 03 Books direct into your calendar – no double-bookings
- 04 After-hours coverage with morning summary email
Built on: Vapi Twilio Claude Cal.com Stripe
Auckland
Where Waiheke Island operators actually lose hours.
- Waiheke is wine, hospitality, and high-touch tourism – AI here handles the spike when the ferry lands.
- Cellar doors, restaurants, accommodation, and the trades that maintain it all. AI tools that handle bookings and reviews quietly are gold.
We work with teams across Waiheke Island: Oneroa · Onetangi · Palm Beach · Surfdale · Ostend.
Talk to us about this →How we build AI receptionist for a Waiheke Island team.
We scope narrow, ship a working pilot, then harden it into production. The first slice is the highest-leverage workflow for your Waiheke Island business, so value lands before the build is finished. 24/7 AI front desk.
Talk to usThe outcome for Waiheke Island teams
We'd call the engagement a success when Waiheke Island teams are using the system without thinking about us. Captures the 30-40% of enquiries that used to go to voicemail.
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 Waiheke Island 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.
Can you walk us through a comparable build?
Yes – on the first call we'll pick the closest engagement we've shipped to what you're describing and walk through the outcome, the headcount and the time it took. Captures the 30-40% of enquiries that used to go to voicemail.
Can you work with our existing systems?
Yes. The default AI receptionist stack we reach for is Vapi, Twilio, Claude, Cal.com, Stripe, 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.
Worth a conversation?
Even if you don't end up working with us, you'll leave the call knowing what's worth building.
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Tell us what you're trying to do and we'll reply with how we'd build it — no obligation.