AI consulting in Wanaka
Garage 30 is an AI and automation consultancy run by Casey Hemingway from Queenstown, working with owner-led businesses in Wanaka and the Upper Clutha. Wanaka trades on two peaks, winter and summer, and the same bookings, invoicing and customer admin still have to happen in the quiet months with half the team. I automate that admin so it runs without you. You can start free with a ten-minute Systems Snapshot, and a one-week AI Systems Discovery is $3,000 fixed.
Or start with the free Systems Snapshot, ten minutes
What does an AI consultant do for a Wanaka business?
Mostly it's taking the admin that grows with the season and making it run itself: bookings that confirm and remind on their own, invoices that chase themselves, stock and orders that stay in step between the shop and the website, and a weekly report you never have to build. In a town where trade climbs in winter and summer and drops away in between, the aim is a business that handles peak volume without hiring for admin, and stays lean in the shoulder seasons.
The kind of work that fits Wanaka businesses
- Activity, guiding, hire and lesson operators automating bookings, waivers and customer messages
- Retailers running a shop and an online store from one stock list
- Accommodation and hospitality automating guest messages and reporting
- Trades and builders turning quotes, job sheets and invoicing into one flow
- Professional practices connecting AI to their systems safely
Three ways to start
Proof from Wanaka and Queenstown
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there an AI or automation consultant in Wanaka who can help a small business?
Yes. Garage 30 is an AI and automation consultancy run by Casey Hemingway from Queenstown, about an hour from Wanaka over the Crown Range, and it works with owner-led businesses in Wanaka and the Upper Clutha. Past Wanaka work includes Kinisi Running, a Wanaka running retailer, and current client Snopro delivers ski and snowboard hire across Wanaka and Queenstown.
What should a Wanaka business automate first?
Usually whatever repeats with every booking or every sale: confirmations and reminders, invoicing and payment chasing, or copying orders between systems. Those are the jobs that double in peak season. The free Systems Snapshot takes ten minutes and names the one process worth automating first.
How much does an AI consultant cost for a small business in Wanaka?
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.
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.