Natural language and speech recognition in Motueka.
Speech recognition trained on American English mangles New Zealand place names, which is exactly the field a booking depends on.
When picking starts, Motueka growers take on hundreds of seasonal workers. We automate onboarding, timesheets and payday filing so harvest is not buried in forms.
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.
Business in Motueka.
Motueka is a horticulture hub that hosts hundreds of seasonal workers at harvest, and horticulture and fruit growing is the Tasman District's biggest export industry.
Motueka is also the name of a hop variety grown in the district. Harvest brings hundreds of seasonal workers for fruit crops and hops.
What natural language and speech recognition means here
Understanding what people actually said, and what they meant. Call transcription, voice agents that answer the phone, and language models that read the free text nobody has time to read.
- Call recording, transcription and summary straight into your CRM
- Voice agents that handle after hours calls and book real jobs
- Free text triage: enquiries, complaints and forms sorted on arrival
- Accent and te reo aware handling rather than a US default
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.
An AI agency, minus the theatre.
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
Questions Motueka businesses ask
Is this a talk or a build?
Both, depending on what you need. We speak on natural language and speech recognition, and we build the systems behind it. The advice is the same either way, and it is free of charge until there is a scope to quote.
Where do you start?
With the workflow costing the most time or the most leads. Speech recognition trained on American English mangles New Zealand place names, which is exactly the field a booking depends on.
Do you actually work on natural language and speech recognition?
Understanding what people actually said, and what they meant. Call transcription, voice agents that answer the phone, and language models that read the free text nobody has time to read.
Can AI help with payday filing?
It can prepare it. Employers file employment information every payday, within 2 working days when filing electronically, and automation can have it ready for a person to check.
Does it keep up with KiwiSaver changes?
It has to. The minimum employer contribution rose to 3.5 per cent on 1 April 2026 and rises to 4 per cent on 1 April 2028.
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