AI consulting in Queenstown
Garage 30 is an AI and automation consultancy in Queenstown, New Zealand, run by Casey Hemingway. I work with owner-led businesses across Queenstown, Wanaka, Central Otago and the rest of Otago, making the boring, repetitive parts of the week run themselves: bookings that confirm themselves, invoices that chase themselves, reports that write themselves. You can start free with a ten-minute Systems Snapshot, and a one-week AI Systems Discovery is $3,000 fixed. Real local clients, real results, no theatre.
Or start with the free Systems Snapshot, ten minutes
What does an AI consultant actually do for a small business?
Most of the work is practical: automating the process that eats an afternoon every week, wiring bookings and invoicing so they run without you, or turning a report that used to take an hour into something that takes a click. It's not about chasing trends. It's about finding where AI actually saves time, and where it doesn't.
What kind of work do you do around Queenstown, Wanaka and Otago?
- Tourism operators automating booking systems and customer data flows
- Retailers making ad spend and Shopping feeds do more without spending more
- Clinics and wellness practices automating bookings, invoicing, and patient admin
- Accounting and professional practices connecting AI to their practice systems safely
- Trades and service businesses building simple internal tools and reporting
- Non-profits and charities improving operations and data management
Three ways to start
Local proof, not theatre
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Garage 30 actually do?
Garage 30 is an AI and automation consultancy in Queenstown, New Zealand, run by Casey Hemingway. I help owner-led businesses across Otago automate the repetitive parts of the week: bookings that confirm themselves, invoices that chase themselves, reports that write themselves.
Who do you work with?
Owner-led businesses around Queenstown, Wanaka, Central Otago and wider Otago: tourism operators, retailers, clinics, accounting and professional practices, trades, and service businesses where admin eats hours that should go to the actual work.
Where are you based?
Queenstown. Most clients are in the Queenstown Lakes district and across Otago, and remote work with teams further afield is normal too.
Do you work with businesses in Wanaka and Central Otago?
Yes. Garage 30 works with businesses across the whole region, not just the Queenstown basin. Past Wanaka work includes Kinisi Running, a Wanaka running retailer, and Snopro runs its ski and snowboard hire across both Queenstown and Wanaka. Central Otago businesses can start the same way, with the free Systems Snapshot.
What are some examples of the work?
Bikeaholic, a Queenstown bike retailer, where I found and fixed a tracking fault that had hidden where the store's sales came from. My Wellness, a 2022 build that saved each practitioner 10+ hours a week of admin. Small Planet, an outdoors retailer whose online revenue grew more than tenfold inside 12 months in 2020. And Snopro, whose Japan season filled from a standing start.
How much does an AI consultant cost for a small business in Queenstown or Otago?
With Garage 30, the Systems Snapshot is free. A one-week AI Systems Discovery is $3,000 NZD fixed, credited in full against a build that goes ahead within 60 days. A bounded build runs $5,000 to $25,000 NZD, and ongoing work starts from $4,000 NZD a month. All figures exclude GST, and the full method is on the pricing page.
What does it cost to work with you?
Start free with the Systems Snapshot. If it surfaces something worth fixing, the AI Systems Discovery is $3,000 fixed for one week, and it is credited against a build if we go ahead within 60 days. Bigger builds are scoped after Discovery, so you never buy blind.
How do we get started?
Start with the free Systems Snapshot, ten minutes, no obligation. Or book a short call if you'd rather talk it through first.