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We work with New Zealand businesses to unlock growth with Microsoft AI and automation solutions that drive efficiency.
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5+ Year Success

Future proof strategies that Continue to deliver in an ever changing landscape.

Nurture Intelligence. Deliver ROI.

Our consultants design AI strategies that are transformational, tailored to your business goals, and focused on measurable outcomes.

From defining your roadmap to embedding intelligent systems, we help businesses like yours turn data and automation into real world impact.

How to Choose Your AI Consultant in New Zealand

Your AI partner will make or break your success. In a noisy market full of hype, the key is to find a consultant who’s truly aligned with your goals, not their own sales targets.

Many “consultants” are really vendors pushing their software. A trusted partner stays technology-agnostic, recommending only what fits your business, no hidden agendas, no kickbacks.

Our AI & Data Intelligence Consulting

Quality Assurance

Ensuring optimal running of your environment, achieved through smart monitoring and care.

Experienced Problem solvers

Working with a crucial blend of business problem solvers and technical experts.

Continuous Optimisation

Your environment isn’t static, and so we strive to ensure your environment performs at its best.

Continuous Value

Continuous management of your intelligent use cases and backlogs, ensuring continuous delivery of value.

We manage the backlog of use cases from creation to execution, working directly with your functional experts to ensure we crack the optimal blend of Business and Technology.

Meet the Founders, Trusted AI Partners

Our mission is to cut through the hype, demystify the complexity, and provide a clear, low-risk path to tangible results. We don’t just implement tools; we build capability, ensuring your investment delivers measurable growth, efficiency, and a lasting competitive advantage.

Our team of Auckland-based consultants, strategists, and certified Microsoft partners brings decades of experience in bridging the gap between business goals and technological capability. We work as an extension of your team, committed to building your internal skills and confidence.

Our methodology is ensuring every solution is grounded in strategy and built for the future.

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Nick Wagner

Senior Consultant

Bex MacPherson

Client Service Lead

Gavin Sharkey

Managing Director

Our Founding Values

We take Ownership

Taking ownership is about driving execution and not assuming that it will get done by someone else.

We don’t wait for others to deliver it. We take initiative, even with imperfect information and do our best to execute to the highest possible level.

Rooted in Resilience. Growing With You.

The Kōwhai tree thrives across NZ’s diverse landscapes, and so do we. In a complex technology landscape, we help you navigate change and branch into new opportunities with confidence.

Operate with sense of Urgency

To have a sense of urgency is to act promptly and with intention and purpose to make things happen.

A sense of urgency means we are proactive, constantly looking at the present, deciding what actions to take today to ensure the future that we envisage.

Communication at our heart

We’re more than consultants. We’re strategic partners focused on helping your business unlock the full power of AI and automation and turn it into sustainable growth.

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