AI Consulting · Senior Advisory · New Zealand

AI consultant for New Zealand businesses — when you need senior thinking, not just senior building.

Some teams need a senior advisor first, builder second. AI strategy, board-level briefings, vendor selection, build oversight, and fractional CTO support. New Zealand-based, no junior consultants doing your thinking.

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01 / When this fits

When Consulting Is The Right Fit

When AI consulting is right for you.

01

Considering AI but not sure where to start.

You know it matters. You don't know where to invest. The audit gives you a costed roadmap.

02

Being pitched by AI vendors.

You want a second opinion before signing. We review the proposal, the vendor, and recommend.

03

Internal team needs direction.

You have engineers; they need a senior architect-level perspective, not full agency delivery.

04

Board-level briefing.

You want to understand AI well enough to ask the right questions. 90-min session demystifies.

Already know what to build and want it built? See our agency engagements →

02 / What we do

What Consulting Engagements Look Like

Four engagement types.

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Strategic audits

4–6 week deep look at your business, your tech stack, and your AI opportunities. Output: a prioritised, costed roadmap your team can execute.

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Vendor & build evaluation

You're being pitched. We review the proposal, the vendor, the alternatives, and recommend.

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Board briefings

90-min or full-day session for your leadership team. Demystifies AI, sets honest expectations.

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Fractional CTO

Monthly retainer where we attend your leadership meetings, review architecture, mentor engineers.

03 / Compare

Consultant vs Full Agency

Consulting or build?

ConsultingAgency engagement
OutputStrategy, roadmap, adviceWorking systems
Timeline2–8 weeks30–90 days
Best forYou have a team, need directionYou don't, need execution

You can move from consulting to building with us, or stop at the strategy. No pressure either way.

Free Strategy Session

Book a 45-min
strategy session, free.

We'll talk through where AI fits in your business and where it doesn't. You leave with a written summary, whether or not we keep working together.

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