Practical AI, on solid foundations

AI that works — because the systems underneath it do.

Most AI projects stall because they're bolted onto systems that can't carry them. We find where AI will genuinely save you time and money, build it, and make sure it keeps running. Twenty-five years running IT for organisations that couldn't afford failure is what makes the difference.

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Far North roots, New Zealand reach.

Waypoint 01 · The noise

Everyone's talking about AI. Almost no one will tell you where it actually fits your business.

0% of NZ businesses now use AI in some form

1 in 0 has it actually working across the business

Most are stuck in pilots that never paid off. The reason usually isn't the technology. It's that no one started with the right question: where, specifically, does this save you money — and can your systems actually carry it? That's where we start.

Waypoint 02 · What we do

Four steps,
one direction.

From a first low-risk conversation to running your technology for you — climb as far as makes sense for your business.

01AI · start here

AI Discovery

The front door.

A paid, structured session that finds where AI and automation will actually pay off. We sit down with you and your team, map how the work really flows, and turn the pain into a prioritised, costed shortlist. You leave with a written AI Opportunity Report — and a rough working version of the highest-value fix, not just a document. Yours to keep, whether you build with us or not. If you do go ahead, we build and run your system for a flat monthly fee — and the session fee comes off your first month.

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02AI · we build it

AI Implementation

We build it. It keeps working.

We build your business an AI system that does real work, module by module. A module is one job handled end to end: quotes drafted the same day, invoices chased politely, enquiries logged before anyone lifts a pen, the report that writes itself. It runs around the clock on infrastructure we manage — and a person approves anything a customer ever sees. We start with the module that hurts most, prove it, then add the next.

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03Foundation

Business IT Foundation

The ground it stands on.

Microsoft 365, SharePoint, networks, security — run properly, so AI is safe to put on top. The systems that make everything above possible. Found us searching for IT support? Start here.

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04Where it leads

Virtual IT Manager

The deepest form of the retainer.

Where the relationship ends up for a small number of local organisations: the modules run the repeatable work, we keep the foundation sound, and True North IT becomes your retained, part-time IT leader — ongoing, without a full-time hire.

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How it works

From first conversation to a
system that runs itself.

First conversation

We sit down with you — and the people who see the work up close, whoever that is in your business — and find the one problem costing you the most. No pitch, no pressure: if there isn't a real win here, we'll say so.

AI Discovery — the paid exploration

A fixed-fee deep dive on your real systems and data — the fee quoted up front, before you commit. We verify what connects, test what the fix depends on, and build a rough working version — so you're deciding on evidence, not promises. Go ahead and the fee comes off your first month. And if the testing shows it can't be done — your software won't connect, the data isn't there — we tell you straight and you get the fee back. That's the deal.

Build, module by module

Biggest pain first, in weeks, not months. Each module proves itself before the next one starts.

Run and improve

It runs around the clock on infrastructure we manage; a person approves anything a customer sees; and you get one page each morning showing what's actually going on.

We run True North IT on the same system we sell — ask us to show you.

Waypoint 03 · The difference

AI that survives contact with the real world.

Anyone can demo a chatbot. Far fewer have rebuilt a 24/7 healthcare provider's entire network, virtualised a national charity's servers, and run IT for a national transport operator. That combination — knowing where AI fits and being able to make the systems underneath it sound — is rare, and it's exactly what keeps an AI project working long after the demo.

AI doesn't usually fail because the technology's wrong. It fails because it's bolted onto systems that can't carry it.

— Dave Turley · True North IT

Waypoint 04 · The record

Systems that couldn't
afford to go down.

0years spent running IT for organisations where failure wasn't an option.

IBM-trained
Scottish Citylink
Stagecoach UK Bus
NZ Red Cross
Westpac
Steel & Tube
Whangaroa Health Services

Healthcare, banking, national transport, manufacturing, agriculture and not-for-profit — across the UK and New Zealand. The track record behind every AI project we take on.

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Seven years and counting

"Dave's taken us from constant IT headaches to having systems we can actually rely on. When he recommends something, we know it's because it will help us, not because he wants to sell us something. I don't know where we would be today without him."

Annette Stewart · Support Services Manager, Whangaroa Health Services · Kaeo

Waypoint 05 · Real wins, by trade

Trades & construction

Quotes drafted the same day — not at the kitchen table at 9pm. Invoices that chase themselves politely, enquiries that land in your job system on their own, and the paperwork handled before it eats your evening.

Professional services

Accountants, lawyers, agencies, clinics. Client intake that files itself, the repetitive drafting done before you sit down, and document-heavy work made light — the highest-value hours back in your week.

Tourism & hospitality

Bookings, guest comms, reviews and seasonal swings handled, so your team stays on the floor instead of stuck in the inbox.

Not one of these trades? If your week runs on repeatable paperwork, there's usually a win in here. And if downtime scares you — we've spent eight years running IT for a 24/7 healthcare provider.

Waypoint 06 · Position

Far North roots.
New Zealand reach.

We're based in the Far North, and that's the point — for IT foundations, on-site discovery and ongoing IT leadership, being local and present is the whole advantage. AI implementation is different: it's delivered remotely, so we build for businesses right across New Zealand. Wherever you are, the discovery conversation is the same.

The rules

How we keep it honest.

No made-up numbers

Every dollar figure in your reports comes from your own records — your invoices, your job system, your accounts — and the system can always show you exactly where it came from.

A person approves everything

Nothing reaches your customers — a quote, a reminder, an email — without a human saying yes.

Your tools, not ours

It runs on what you already use — Xero, Microsoft 365, your job system. No rip-and-replace.

Your data stays protected

Built to NZ privacy law from day one — including the rule that client-identifiable data never leaves controlled systems.

Arrival · True north

Let's find where AI
actually fits your business.

One structured session. A clear, written roadmap. No hype, no jargon — just where the wins are and what they're worth.

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