We are based in Auckland and build automation for businesses here — removing the repetitive work that quietly consumes a week. This page covers what that actually involves, what it costs, and the questions worth asking any agency before you commit. Including the cases where you do not need an agency at all.
Auckland is a services economy with a very large base of small operators, and the requests cluster in predictable places:
Honest ranges rather than "contact us for pricing":
| Engagement | Typical range |
|---|---|
| AI opportunity audit | Free |
| A single automated workflow | Low four figures |
| A custom AI agent connected to your systems | Mid four figures |
| Ongoing support and iteration | Monthly, scoped to what you need |
| Software you run yourself | From US$299.99, bought once |
The last line matters for smaller operators: if what you need is outbound prospecting, you can buy the system outright and run it yourself rather than paying an agency to operate it. We would rather tell you that than sell you a retainer you do not need.
Ask us these, and ask anyone else you are considering. The answers are more revealing than a portfolio:
Worth saying plainly, because it saves everyone time:
Being in Auckland means same timezone, ability to sit in your office, and understanding the market — that a Kiwi tradie quotes differently from an American contractor, and that "she'll be right" is not a documentation strategy when a compliance auditor arrives.
Where it matters less: the technical work itself is location-independent, and any agency claiming that local presence is essential for building software is overselling proximity. What local genuinely buys you is faster feedback, easier trust, and someone accountable in the same jurisdiction if something goes wrong.
It identifies the repetitive, rule-based work consuming your team's hours and builds systems that handle it — quoting, enquiry response, document processing, reporting, scheduling, follow-up. The work is part consulting (finding where the hours go) and part building (making the system and connecting it to what you already use).
A single automated workflow typically lands in the low four figures; a custom AI agent connected to your systems, mid four figures. The audit is free. If your need is outbound prospecting specifically, software you buy once from US$299.99 and run yourself is usually the better value than an agency engagement.
A well-scoped single workflow is usually days to a few weeks. The timeline is driven by how many existing systems it has to connect to, not by the AI part — integration is consistently the underestimated half.
Mostly small businesses and sole operators, which is where the admin burden falls hardest because there is no support staff absorbing it. The economics often work better at small scale: one workflow returning ten hours a month is material to a two-person business in a way it is not to a large one.
Auckland and across New Zealand, plus New Caledonia and the wider Pacific. Most work happens remotely regardless of location; being in Auckland means we can sit in your office when that is genuinely more useful than a call.
Kanaky Tech is an AI automation agency working across New Zealand and the Pacific. Start with a free AI opportunity audit: we map how your business actually runs, rank what is worth automating, and give you a clear scope before anything is built — no obligation.