AI consultant, Whanganui
Practical AI for Whanganui organisations, with people on the ground.
Changeable helps Whanganui businesses, councils, health and education providers and Māori organisations use AI safely and to real effect. We meet in person, run workshops in your own room, and build plans your team can actually carry out.
Who you work with
Senior people, close to home.
Changeable is principal-led. You work directly with the people doing the thinking, not a junior team.
Danielle Hodson
[ROLE TITLE], Whanganui
Danielle is based in Whanganui and is a PhD candidate researching AI and Māori sociology. She brings deep experience working with iwi, Māori organisations and public-serving agencies, and makes sure AI work respects the people and communities it affects.
Steve Wilson
Founder, Changeable
Steve is an NZ AI Ambassador with over 20 years in business analysis, process improvement and change across government and regulated industries. He leads AI strategy, automation and build work, and travels to Whanganui for workshops and client sessions.
Where AI helps in Whanganui
Six sectors we work with.
Manufacturing
Searchable knowledge bases for procedures and specifications, quoting support, quality records and routine reporting handled automatically.
AI process improvementHealth
Safer handling of administration, referrals and reporting, with privacy and human review designed in from the start.
Education
Practical AI training for staff, clear guidance on AI use with learners, and better use of course and learner data.
AI workshops and trainingCouncils
AI policy and governance, document analysis for plans, submissions and consents, and faster responses to the community.
Document intelligence case studyGovernment agencies
Responsible AI governance, use case assessment and independent assurance for major decisions.
Responsible AI governance case studyMāori organisations
AI that serves your kaupapa, with data sovereignty and tikanga considered from the outset rather than added at the end.
How we work
From first conversation to working AI.
Discovery session
A 30-minute conversation to understand your goals and where AI might help.
Workshop in Whanganui
A half-day session with your team, in your room, to find the opportunities worth doing first.
Plan
A short, prioritised AI plan covering value, risk, privacy and the people affected.
Build and support
We build, train and govern the solution with you, and stay available as it beds in.
Services
Everything we offer, available in Whanganui.
Regional experience
Proven across the lower North Island.
Our team works across Whanganui and Taranaki, with recent projects for retailers, community leaders and Māori-owned businesses in the region.
Questions
AI consulting in Whanganui: common questions
Do you meet clients in person in Whanganui?
Yes. Danielle is based in Whanganui, and we run discovery sessions and workshops in person at your workplace. Follow-up work can be in person or online.
What kinds of Whanganui organisations do you work with?
Manufacturers, health and education providers, councils, government agencies and Māori organisations, from small teams to larger public-serving organisations.
How do you handle Māori data and cultural considerations?
We consider data sovereignty, tikanga and the people affected from the start of every engagement. Danielle’s research and experience with Māori organisations guide this work.
Can you train our staff to use AI?
Yes. We run practical AI workshops and training built around your own tasks and tools, so staff leave able to use AI safely in their actual work.
Is our data safe with AI tools?
We design every solution around the Privacy Act 2020, choose tools that keep your data under your control, and put human review in place for anything that matters.
What does a first engagement cost and involve?
It starts with a free 30-minute discovery session. From there we recommend a workshop or short assessment, scoped and priced before anything begins.
Talk to an AI consultant in Whanganui.
A 30-minute conversation is enough to see whether AI can help and where to start.