Sales and Marketing
Proposals, campaigns and client content drafted from your positioning, pricing and past wins. One professional services firm cut its contractor cost by 45% and broke even within two months.
Auckland, New Zealand
AI Consulting in Auckland
We get your people, processes and AI properly working together, so your business has the capacity for growth.
We're based in Auckland and work on-site with Auckland teams, as part of our work across New Zealand. The people in your first meeting do the work.
Book a CallClients across New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore
In Auckland
How We Work in Auckland
In person where it matters most, remote for the rest. For the rest of the country, see AI consulting in New Zealand.
On-Site With Your Team
We work on-site with Auckland businesses. AI Foundations workshops and process mapping sessions usually run in person, with the people who do the work.
Remote Between Visits
The build, testing and ongoing support run remotely between visits. You work with the same people from the first meeting to go-live and after it.
An Auckland Business
ELab was founded in New Zealand in 2019 and is based in Auckland. We're members of the Auckland Business Chamber.
What We Build
The Work We Build AI Into
We start with the work that takes your team's time, then build AI into it one workflow at a time, with a person checking the output.
Finance and Reporting
Month-end commentary, multi-entity reporting and investor packs drawn from Xero and your own systems, with a person checking every figure before anything goes out to the board or investors.
Operations Data
Inspection forms, job sheets and site notes turned into data your systems can use. Quantem's inspection forms went from 40 to 60 minutes each to between 90 and 150 seconds.
Research and Insight
Research, due diligence and technical know-how your whole team can search, with each answer traced to its source, so the few people who know aren't the bottleneck any more.
How It Works
Start With AI Foundations, Then Build Area by Area
Most clients start with AI Foundations, then add implementation sprints one area of the business at a time. Each has a fixed fee and a clear scope before it starts.
AI Foundations
3 to 4 weeks
Where new clients start: something working within weeks, without a big programme.
- Your processes mapped into a roadmap
- An AI platform set up with your company's context
- A usage policy and your first workflows in use
Implementation Sprints
3 to 6 weeks each
Each sprint builds the workflows for one area of the business, following the roadmap.
- Discovery and scope in week one
- The process fixed before AI goes in
- Workflows tested, each with an owner
Ongoing Support
After go-live
Others build and leave. We stay to tune each workflow as your team uses it.
- 2 to 3 months of tuning after go-live
- Then optional managed AI services
- Your setup kept current as the tools change
In Practice
Results That Bring Clients Back
Once the first workflows prove their value, most clients move on to the next area of the business.
- 74%Of clients have bought a second engagement
- 2Months to break even on one professional services build
- 80%Faster field data processing for Bridge It NZ
Industrial OperationsInspection Forms in Seconds
Inspection forms took 40-60 minutes each to type up. AI now reads and checks them, and a coordinator reviews every form.
Read the Case Study
ConstructionField Data Processed 80% Faster
Site knowledge sat with a few people. Voice capture and documented procedures now move field data to the office 80% faster.
Read the Case Study
Field Services2 to 3 Hours Back Each Week
Field staff now record jobs by voice for the admin team, and AI tools give office staff 2-3 hours back each week.
Read the Case Study
Practical Questions
Questions From Auckland Businesses
More on working with us across the country is on our New Zealand page.
How much does AI consulting cost in Auckland?
AI Foundations and each implementation sprint have a fixed fee, agreed before work starts. The fee depends on the workflows, the systems involved and the support you want after delivery. Read the consulting cost guide.
Which industries do you work with in Auckland?
We work with professional and business services firms, including recruitment. We also work with industrial operators, including field services. Agencies and investment management are our other focus industries. See all industries.
What does AI look like for Auckland industrial operators?
We bring together what your senior people know and the data in your systems, so the whole team can find it. Estimators work from your best person's pricing logic, and safety paperwork stays consistent across every site.
How long does an engagement take?
AI Foundations runs 3 to 4 weeks, with your first workflows in use by the end. Implementation sprints usually run 3 to 6 weeks each, one area of the business at a time.
Do we need our own technical team?
No. We build the workflows and the company context and connect the AI to your systems, so your team doesn't have to become AI builders. Each workflow has an owner on your side before it goes live.
A Good Place to Start
Bring the Work You Want to Improve
Thirty minutes on how your business runs and what you'd like to improve. No preparation or project brief needed.
Book a Call hello@elab.co.nz