Keep the number customers know
Forward your existing business number when you are busy, after hours or throughout the day. Your callers keep using the same number; your team keeps control of when the assistant answers.
AI receptionist New ZealandA Kiwi welcome.
A Kiwi welcome.
Even when you’re busy.
An AI receptionist for New Zealand businesses that need the phone answered while the real work gets done. Give callers a useful conversation, then get the details back to your team.
NZ$129/month for 3 months, then NZ$199.
200 minutes + 50 texts. No setup fee. No lock-in.
Built around the way your day works.
Make it sound like your business
Choose a New Zealand voice and a greeting that fits your team. Add your services, opening hours and FAQs so the answers come from your information.
Make the next step useful
A name and number are a start. Ask for the suburb, the job, the preferred time or the question your team needs answered before calling back.
Before the first real call
A practical setup for a New Zealand business.
Start with the calls you miss most. Expand the assistant’s job once you are happy with the way it answers.
Pick the calls to cover
Busy workshop? Start with overflow. Appointment business? Add calls outside opening hours. Let the people already on your team decide when a handover is needed.
Write down your local rules
Add the suburbs you serve, travel boundaries, opening hours and holiday exceptions. Decide which enquiries should be recorded and which should ring through.
Connect the next step
Choose your job system, calendar or CRM. Check exactly what the connection can do: creating an enquiry is different from confirming an appointment.
Hear it before forwarding
Run an ordinary enquiry, an unusual question and an urgent-call scenario. Check the summary and the handover, then enable the forwarding you want.
A clear price. A useful first step.
Business reception · monthly
NZ$129 / monthFor your first 3 months, then NZ$199/month.
200 minutes and 50 texts each month.
Up to 3 agents on the number and 3 simultaneous calls.
Start smaller · pay as you go
NZ$10 / month + usageThe number rental, plus NZ$1/minute.
Texts are NZ$0.15 each, with no included allowance.
A practical option when your call volume is low or varies from week to week.
Check the plan details ↗Prices checked against Talkify’s published New Zealand pricing on 31 August 2026. Confirm applicable taxes, extra usage, transfers and optional add-ons before activation. Standard setup has no fee or lock-in; custom work is quoted separately.
AI reception in New Zealand, explained.
Can I keep my existing NZ number?
Yes. Forward your existing mobile or landline to the Talkify number when you want it to answer. Ask your carrier about forwarding charges and how to switch diversion on and off.
Is it a human answering service?
No. It is an AI receptionist powered by Talkify. It handles conversations using your information and can transfer to a person or take a callback request under the rules you set.
Does it work with trade and appointment software?
Talkify connects to systems including Simpro, Fergus, Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook. Each connection has different actions. Tradify receives enquiries by email; Calendly sends a booking link.
Can I cover evenings without replacing my receptionist?
Yes. Use it for overflow, evenings or weekends alongside your team. Decide what should wait for business hours and what needs a person sooner.
Hear the voice. See the controls.
Get a feel for the receptionist before it represents your business.
Put this guide to work in New Zealand.
Try eight awkward-but-ordinary calls, record what happened and leave with a clear list of things to fix. No email required.
- Test a New Zealand place name and a caller-corrected spelling. Check what arrives in the final note, not just what the assistant repeats.
- Call your actual forwarded +64 business number during and outside the hours you supplied. Verify both paths.
Open the call test → Use the resource here, with no account or enquiry required.