ChatGPT setup · OpenAI Select Partner · NZ-wide

ChatGPT, set up properly for your business

We set ChatGPT up for your New Zealand business the way it should have been from day one: the right plan and data controls, connected to your tools, taught how you work, with Skills and scheduled tasks your whole team uses the same way.

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OpenAI Select Partner

Harkness AI is an OpenAI Select Partner, part of the OpenAI Partner Network.

Plugs intoGmailOutlookGoogle DriveNotionSlackCanvaand more
ChatGPT workspace live

Your workspace, the day we hand it over

  • PlanBusiness, data controls checked
  • AppsGmail, Drive, SharePoint connected
  • ProjectsOne per client and report
  • SkillsQuotes, enquiry replies, proposals
  • ScheduledMonday 7am week-ahead briefing
  • TeamWalkthrough underway…

One setup, used the same way by everyone

50+
NZ and Australian businesses helped
5.0
Average Google review
Business
And Enterprise workspaces set up
NZ-wide
On site, or online

Sound familiar?

Every setup starts by looking at how your team uses ChatGPT today.

Licences nobody uses properly

You are paying for seats, but most of the team still uses ChatGPT like a search box, if they open it at all.

Everyone doing it differently

Some staff on personal accounts, client details pasted into free plans, and no agreed rule for what is safe.

Re-explaining every time

Every chat starts from zero. Nobody has told ChatGPT who you are, how you write, or what your business does.

Set up with your team, not just for them

The setup ends with your people in the room, laptops open, using it on their own work. This is what that looks like.

Blake Harkness teaching a hands-on AI session to a small group in Christchurch, a worked example on the screen
A hands-on session in Christchurch, worked examples on real admin
Blake Harkness at the lectern on the Tūranga stage, presenting the slide A Skill Is Your Team's Playbook at the BA Big Day In 2026
A Skill is your team's playbook - BA Big Day In, Tūranga
Blake Harkness teaching AI to a room of engineers in Christchurch
Teaching AI to a room of engineers in Christchurch

Four parts, set up as one workspace

Not a training video and a login. We set it up in your workspace, connect your tools, and hand it over working, with your team shown how to use it on their own work.

ChatGPT that knows your business

Trained on you

Custom instructions with NZ context, memory switched on where it helps, and a Project for each client, job or recurring report. Nobody re-explains the background.

YouWrite a follow-up email to Sarah about the proposal
ChatGPTHi Sarah,

Great catching up on Thursday. I’ve attached the updated proposal with the scope changes we discussed…Uses your email style, NZ spelling and the project’s files from its Project

Using ChatGPT, and teaching it, for years

Blake found ChatGPT halfway through his engineering degree, and it is the reason he went all-in on AI. He has been teaching it on YouTube since May 2025. Here is the track record, oldest first.

  1. May 2025Build your own AI data analyst with ChatGPTWatch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)
  2. Nov 2025Stop copy-pasting into ChatGPT: connect it to your toolsWatch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)
  3. Nov 2025The six ChatGPT settings worth changing firstWatch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)
  4. Feb 2026How to get your NZ business recommended by ChatGPTWatch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

What ChatGPT itself costs

Seats are paid to OpenAI, on whichever plan suits. These are OpenAI’s prices in NZD, including GST. Most teams we set up are on Business.

ChatGPT Plus

NZ$40a month

One person, using it every day

What most teams need

ChatGPT Business

NZ$40a seat a month, billed yearly

Teams of 2 or more, with admin controls and no training on your data

ChatGPT Pro

From NZ$200a month

Heavy users who keep hitting the Plus limits

ChatGPT Enterprise

Quoted by OpenAIthrough sales

Larger organisations needing SCIM or Australian data residency

Checked 26 October 2026. Business billed monthly is about NZ$51 a seat. Every plan, GST explained and a cost calculator in ChatGPT pricing in NZ dollars.

What you get when we hand it over

  • Right plan, seats and data controls
  • Custom instructions and memory for your business
  • Apps connected across your stack
  • Projects for each client, job or report
  • Skills and scheduled tasks for repeat work
  • Team walkthrough and a written safe-use rule

Scoped to your business. Book a call for a quote.

Book a free 30-minute call

ChatGPT seats are paid to OpenAI separately, on whichever plan you choose.

ChatGPT or Claude? We set up both

If your team already runs on ChatGPT, we set that up properly. If you have not decided, this is the short version, and we will tell you on the call if the other one fits better.

QuestionChatGPTClaude
Pick it whenYour team already lives in it, or makes images every dayYou want AI working inside Xero, Microsoft 365 and your own systems
Only this one hasImage generation, a cheaper Go plan, Australian data residency on EnterpriseAn official Xero connector, custom connectors on every plan, Skills on every plan
Trains on your dataNot by default on Business and EnterpriseNot by default on Team and Enterprise

Leaning Claude? See Claude setup for NZ businesses. Full detail in Claude vs ChatGPT for NZ business.

Tell us about your business

Tell us how many people use ChatGPT, which plan you are on, and what the team spends its week doing. We will be in touch with a time for a free 30-minute call.

  • No obligation, no code to write, nothing to install
  • Works on ChatGPT Business or Enterprise
  • You leave the call knowing exactly what your setup would include

Rather talk it through? Call 027 518 3692.

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What clients say about working with us

He made it really simple for the whole team to understand

Blake ran a couple of sessions for my team. He was fantastic; he made it really simple for the whole team to understand, regardless of their previous AI experience.
CohesiveShaun BoldockGeneral Manager, Cohesive

He took the time to understand how I actually work before building anything

Blake built me a custom AI 'brain' that now handles a chunk of my day-to-day admin and research gathering. He took the time to understand how I actually work before building anything, and has been responsive every time I've hit a snag. Great combination of technical skill and genuine patience with a non-technical client. Would recommend him to anyone wanting to put AI to real use in their business. Thanks Blake!
Nicholas PetrieNicholas PetrieLeadership Researcher, Executive Coach & Keynote Speaker

Upskill your team on AI in a way that actually sticks

We brought Blake in to run an AI workshop for our team, and it was excellent. He struck a great balance between explaining concepts clearly and keeping things practical, encouraged questions and made the whole session feel very engaging. Highly recommend if you're looking to upskill your team on AI in a way that actually sticks.
Captivate TechnologyDil KhosaBusiness Operations Manager, Captivate Technology
Blake Harkness, founder of Harkness AI

Hi, I’m Blake

I’m a Fractional AI Engineer based in New Zealand. I create educational AI content on social media and build real solutions for businesses behind the scenes. We focus on your problems first, not on selling you a particular tool.

Plenty of teams already pay for ChatGPT and get a fraction of the value. We stay hands-on from the first call through to a setup your team actually uses.

Harkness AI is an OpenAI Select Partner, part of the OpenAI Partner Network, and we set up Claude as well, so the advice on which tool fits is straight.

  • 200+ AI educational videos published
  • 35+ Speaking events delivered
  • 50+ Businesses helped

What happens after you book

  1. First

    We read your enquiry

    And get back to you to book the call. No sales team, no qualifying call to get to a call.

  2. 30 minutes

    A free call

    We look at your business and your current ChatGPT use first, so it starts with your situation rather than a pitch. If Claude would fit better, we tell you.

  3. About two weeks

    It goes live

    Most setups go live within a couple of weeks. We build it, connect it, and walk your team through it in plain English.

The latest from the channel

Still at it: the newest ChatGPT videos, from GPT-6 landing to an honest ChatGPT vs Claude comparison.

Watch: I Took AI to a Small NZ Town. Then GPT-6 Dropped5 min read

I Took AI to a Small NZ Town. Then GPT-6 Dropped

Taking AI to a small NZ town the week GPT-6 landed, and what it changes for local businesses.

Watch & read the breakdown
Watch: Claude vs ChatGPT for NZ Business: Which Should You Use?13 min read

Claude vs ChatGPT for NZ Business: Which Should You Use?

ChatGPT and Claude side by side for NZ business: connections, privacy and which one fits your team.

Watch & read the breakdown

Common questions

Want the team trained rather than a setup? See ChatGPT training for NZ teams.

Wondering what ChatGPT itself costs? See ChatGPT pricing in NZ dollars, with GST explained.

Want a workshop or a custom build instead? See all the ways we can help.

Last updated 26 October 2026

Ready to get more out of ChatGPT?

Book a call and we’ll map out the ChatGPT setup that fits your business.

Book a free 30-minute call

Or call 027 518 3692