AI HR assistant in Whakatāne.
AI HR assistant designed around the way a Whakatāne team actually runs.
Dairy, kiwifruit, forestry and manufacturing keep the Eastern Bay busy. We automate the rosters, supplier invoices and compliance records that pile up at harvest.
Knows the New Zealand rules.
Leave and holiday pay under the Holidays Act today, ready for the Employment Leave Act 2026 taking over on 6 August 2028.
- Holidays Act until August 2028
- Xero, founded in New Zealand
- Government work is tendered on GETS
One workflow.
In production.
In weeks.
What you get
We'd call the engagement a success when Whakatāne teams are using the system without thinking about us.
- Answers leave, pay, and policy questions 24/7
- Drafts contracts, warnings, and PIPs from templates
- Screens CVs against role criteria with reasoning
- Flags ER risks before they become disputes
- No AI theatre
- No annual contracts
Business in Whakatāne.
The Rangitāiki Plains support intensive dairy farming and horticulture including kiwifruit, avocados and citrus, forestry is a major industry, and manufacturing remains a cornerstone of the district.
The Whakatāne District is widely known as one of New Zealand's food baskets. Kiwifruit picking and packhouse work run from about March to mid-June.
How much is the admin really costing 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.
On the tools or running at scale, the admin still eats the week :)
The questions a public sector buyer asks, answered up front: privacy impact, the NZISM, where the data lives and how an algorithm is held to account.
*Illustrative example based on nine hours a week of admin. 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.
Questions Whakatāne businesses ask
What's the smallest engagement you'd take on?
A two-week paid discovery for Whakatāne 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.
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".
Has this actually shipped for a real Whakatāne?
Yes. HR enquiries drop 65% in the first month - leaders get their week back. We'll share comparable engagements on the call.
What happens when the Holidays Act is replaced?
The Employment Leave Act 2026 replaces it on 6 August 2028. Until then payroll follows the current Holidays Act, so leave calculations need to handle today's rules and the changeover.
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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