Experienced engineers
Every decision made by a senior engineer with extensive industry experience.
AI-accelerated, not AI-outsourced
We move faster with AI. The judgment is still ours.
Built around your business
We design around your workflow, not a template.
Honest and practical
If there is a readily available solution out there or if you don’t need something , we’ll say so.
Our services
Three ways we help growing businesses and startups move faster, without the bloat of a big agency.
Custom software development
Off-the-shelf tools only get you so far. We build software around how your business actually runs. This could be internal tools, customer-facing portals, or a platform that connects these systems.
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AI & automation
Most businesses are sitting on hours of repetitive manual work that may have been too costly and tedious to automate. We find it, and leverage on AI to help deliver the automation effectively.
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Startup solutions
Good ideas are only the beginning. We help founders turn concepts into scalable MVPs quickly, getting products in front of users early and turning feedback into momentum. We also support technical hiring and interviews, helping founders build their ideal team from the ground up.
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Built for how New Zealand businesses operate.
From compliance to being genuinely local, we design systems with your context in mind, not a generic template.
Built around the Privacy Act 2020
We design data handling and system architecture with the Privacy Act 2020 in mind, so what we build sits comfortably within your compliance obligations from day one.
Fluent in New Zealand's tech sector
New Zealand's tech sector is smaller than its neighbours, but it's growing fast and increasingly ambitious. We understand the resourcefulness that comes with building technical products in this market.
Based right here in New Zealand
peakLab is headquartered in Queenstown, so when you work with us you're working with a local team who understands the market firsthand, not an overseas vendor.
Direct line to senior engineers
Every conversation about your project goes straight to the engineer building it, with no layers of account management between you and the people doing the work.
Further reading for New Zealand
Practical notes on payments and compliance for teams building software in this market.
Payment Methods for Software Products in New Zealand
A practical look at Windcave, Stripe, POLi, and EFTPOS, and what integrating payments in New Zealand actually involves.
NZ Privacy Act 2020: What Software Teams Need
What New Zealand's Privacy Act 2020, including its newest 2026 updates, actually asks of an engineering team.