AI social media in Wānaka.
Built and supported here - the way a Wānaka business would actually use it.
Wānaka businesses gear up for ski season from June, then summer visitors. We automate rostering, bookings and guest messages so small teams handle big weeks.
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.
What AI social media actually does
An AI social manager that writes captions in your voice, picks the right photos from your library, and posts on a schedule that actually fits your week - across Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and TikTok. 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.
Built differently, on purpose.
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
What Wānaka runs on.
Wānaka's visitor economy centres on its lakes, mountains and ski areas, Cardrona, Treble Cone and Snow Farm, which operate from June to October.
Lake Wanaka Tourism has more than 450 member businesses. Ski areas operate from June to October.
Small crew or big organisation, the busywork is the same :)
Quotes with GST, consent paperwork, LBP records and health and safety logs: the admin every New Zealand trade business carries.
*Illustrative example based on nine hours a week of admin. Actual results vary by workflow and business.
Small team.
Real systems.
Zero fluff.
What you get
The shape of the result for Wānaka teams: Posting cadence up 5x, hours spent per week down to one.
- Captions and hashtags trained on your brand voice
- Pulls and rotates assets from your existing photo library
- Schedules across platforms with NZ-time aware posting
- Replies to DMs and comments with human-in-the-loop
- No AI theatre
- No shelfware or licences you do not use
Good questions, answered
What's the realistic outcome for Wānaka businesses?
Posting cadence up 5x, hours spent per week down to one. We don't promise tenfold lifts because we don't see them outside of marketing decks.
Will this run on our own infrastructure?
Yes, where it makes sense. AI social media can sit entirely in your cloud account, with model calls routed through endpoints you control. We default to Claude, Buffer, Meta Graph API, Vercel but the architecture supports your existing platform choices.
When does AI social media actually pay back?
Inside the first quarter, in our experience. We pick the first slice specifically because it's the highest-leverage workflow for a Wānaka - so the savings start landing before the rest of the build is finished.
Can it keep track of ACC levies?
Yes. ACC work levies are set by the classification unit your work falls under, and self-employed people are invoiced after filing their tax return.
Can it remind us about the annual return?
Yes. Every company must file an annual return with the Companies Office each year, separate from its tax return.
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