Google AI specialists · Hamilton, NZ
Google AI, built properly.
Maintain AI designs, builds and runs business systems on Google’s AI stack — Gemini, Gemini Enterprise, Google Workspace and Antigravity — plus the infrastructure underneath them. Google first, because for most New Zealand businesses it is the strongest all-round platform. When it isn’t, we say so before you spend.
Fixed scope, fixed price. No licence commission, no vendor lock-in pitch.
- Fixed scope, fixed price
- No licence commission
- We run what we build
- Hamilton, New Zealand
Why we lead with Google
Most AI projects fail on plumbing, not on models. Google’s stack removes the most plumbing.
One stack, end to end
Models, agent runtime, workspace apps and cloud infrastructure from one vendor. Fewer integrations to break, and one place to look when something does.
It meets your team where they work
Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Drive and Meet are already open on their screens. No migration project, no new app to adopt.
Enterprise controls, not consumer toys
Gemini Enterprise and Google Cloud give you access control, audit logging and data handling your IT people can sign off.
Costs you can forecast
Per-seat Workspace licensing plus usage-based Gemini API pricing. You can model the bill before you commit to the build.
What we build
Three ways we put Google’s AI to work — plus the part most AI consultancies skip.
Google Workspace automation
The unglamorous work that pays for itself: inbox triage, quote and invoice drafting, reporting packs, document generation, meeting notes turned into actions.
Gemini in WorkspaceApps ScriptGemini API
Private assistants on Gemini Enterprise
An assistant that answers from your own documents, with permissions that match your Drive — not a chatbot bolted onto a website.
Gemini EnterpriseAgent PlatformDrive permissions
Custom agents and tools
When the job needs real code: prototype in AI Studio, build with Antigravity, host on Cloud Run, ground it in BigQuery.
AI StudioAntigravityCloud Run
And the part most AI shops skip: we run the servers, containers, networks and monitoring these systems sit on. An AI workflow is only as good as the infrastructure holding it up.
The Google AI Challenge
Bring us the task you think Google’s AI can’t do
One real business task, one hour live in Google’s stack. Acceptance criteria agreed in writing before you pay — that document is the only test. If Google’s AI cannot meet them, you get a full refund and we tell you which platform will.
NZ$495
Credited in full against any build started within 60 days. Full refund if Google’s AI cannot meet the agreed criteria. Four challenges a month.
Where Google AI is the wrong answer
A specialist knows the edges of the platform. If your job sits in one of these, we tell you before you pay.
- Air-gapped or fully on-premise. Google’s AI is a cloud service. If the data legally cannot leave your building, the answer is a local model, not Gemini.
- Deep in Microsoft 365 or AWS. If your estate is Entra, Exchange and Azure, the integration cost usually beats the licence saving. We say so.
- Specialist media pipelines. Frame-accurate video work, voice cloning at scale or unusual 3D pipelines usually belong with a dedicated tool.
- Narrow, high-volume classification. At millions of calls, a small fine-tuned model can cost a fraction of any frontier API.
Why businesses choose Maintain AI
We run what we build
Autonomous monitoring, alerting and self-healing. Your AI system gets the same operational discipline as the rest of your stack.
Built on real operations
Practical engineering from a founder who has run 24/7/365 network and infrastructure environments.
New Zealand based
Hamilton. Local support hours, local data considerations, and a direct line to the person doing the work.
How an engagement runs
Assess (week 1)
Free. We map your systems, data and bottlenecks, then write down which Google products fit and which do not.
Prove (weeks 2–4)
The Google AI Challenge, or a small paid pilot on one workflow. Success criteria agreed in writing.
Build (weeks 4–8)
Fixed-scope delivery: the automation, the assistant, the integrations, the access controls.
Run
Monitoring, alerting, self-healing and a monthly review. Managed from NZ$950 per month.
Questions we get asked
Do you only work with Google?
No. Google is our default because it covers the most ground per dollar for a typical New Zealand business. When another platform is the better fit, we say so — and the Google AI Challenge is how we prove that honestly, on your task, before you commit to a build.
Are you a Google Cloud partner?
We are an independent consultancy that specialises in Google’s AI products. We do not claim partner or certification status we do not hold. What we do have is delivery experience across Google’s AI stack, and a published offer that puts our confidence on the line.
We are on Microsoft 365. Can you still help?
Sometimes. Where Google’s models are the right engine we can call them from your Microsoft environment. But if your estate is genuinely Microsoft-native, staying there is usually cheaper than moving — and we will tell you that rather than sell you a migration.
What does it cost?
The Google AI Challenge is NZ$495, refunded in full if Google’s AI cannot meet the criteria we agree in writing. Builds are fixed-scope, typically NZ$6,000–NZ$30,000. Managed AI operations start at NZ$950 per month. The assessment is free.
How long before something is working?
One week to assess, two to four weeks for a pilot, four to eight weeks for a production build. The challenge is one hour plus a written verdict within two business days.
Start with the free assessment
We audit your current setup, map what can be automated, and tell you honestly whether Google’s AI is the right tool for it. You get the written recommendations either way.