# AI training providers in New Zealand.

URL: https://levystreet.com/compare/ai-training-providers-nz/
Updated: 2026-10-19

AI training in NZ for business teams: 12 providers compared on format, published prices and proof, from Copilot courses to in-house workshops. October 2026.

## Short answer

New Zealand AI training providers for business teams include Levy Street (Wellington), ACE Training (Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch), Waboom AI (Auckland), Radically (Auckland), Lumify Work (Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch) and AI Supercharge (Wellington). Choose by what staff must do afterwards: a scheduled course suits one person learning one tool, while in-house sessions on your own documents suit a team changing how it works.

- Paid Copilot and AI courses in this guide start from NZ$89 + GST, as listed on 20 October 2026.
- Published in-house workshop prices in this guide run from NZ$1,995 to NZ$11,000 + GST.
- Choose training that uses your own documents and tools, with data rules agreed first.
- Levy Street wrote this guide, is listed first, and runs in-house team training.
- The Regional Business Partner Network subsidises some AI training; ask a Growth Advisor before booking.

This guide covers training for a group of staff: workshops, in-house sessions and courses on the tool you already pay for. For a qualification or a self-paced course for one person, including technical courses from NobleProg, see our guide to [AI courses in New Zealand](/learn/ai-courses-in-new-zealand/).

For team training, ask whether exercises use your own documents, which tools are covered and what happens afterwards.


Levy Street wrote this guide and is one of the providers in it, listed first because this is our site. Every other provider's details come from its own website, checked on 20 October 2026. No provider paid to be included. If something here is wrong or out of date, [tell us](/contact/) and we will fix it.


## New Zealand AI training providers compared

| Provider | Based in | What it says it offers | Published proof | Prices published | Suits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levy Street | Wellington, works nationally | In-house training on your own files in ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot or Gemini | Portfolio; 50+ free lessons | No | Teams changing how they work |
| 365 Training Hub | NZ (city not stated) | Copilot training, leader workshops, a Copilot change membership | Named client testimonials | No | Copilot adoption |
| ACE Training | Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch | 36 scheduled Copilot and AI courses; in-house on request | Says 400,000+ people trained since 1987 | Yes, from NZ$89 + GST (as listed) | One person, one tool, a fixed date |
| AI New Zealand | Auckland (founder) | Self-paced certificate courses; executive briefings | Certificates verifiable online | Yes, from NZ$95 + GST a seat (as listed) | Teams spread across sites |
| AI Supercharge | Wellington | In-person public course; team sessions nationwide | Named client testimonial | Yes, NZ$345 a public ticket (as listed); teams quoted | Small in-person groups |
| Curiosity | Wānaka | Coaching, capability building and workshops | Free guides library | No | Leaders outside the main centres |
| Lumify Work | Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch | Scheduled Microsoft courses, including Copilot | Lists Microsoft training partnerships | Yes, NZD 535 exc GST a day (as listed) | A structured Microsoft course |
| Matrix AI | Orewa (Auckland), Wellington | Private Copilot workshops in your own Microsoft 365 | Anonymised outcome examples | No, on application | Licences bought, little use |
| Mosaic Partners | NZ (city not stated) | Two-hour fundamentals workshops in Copilot or ChatGPT | Named testimonials | Yes, NZ$3,200 + GST for up to 20 (as listed) | A large first session |
| Radically | Auckland | In-house team and leadership workshops | Named facilitators | Yes, NZ$11,000 + GST a full day (as listed) | AI tied to operating-model change |
| University of Auckland Business School | Auckland | One-day AI Essentials; customised programmes | University short course | Yes, NZ$1,259 incl GST (as listed) | Managers wanting a university course |
| Waboom AI | Auckland | Team and executive workshops in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot | Says 2,000+ people trained; case studies | Yes, from NZ$1,995 + GST for 10 (as listed) | Sales, marketing and operations teams |

## Provider profiles

### Levy Street
Levy Street is a Wellington AI engineering and advisory company whose [AI training for business teams](/services/ai-training/) runs on the team's own documents and software, in ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot or Gemini. Every session covers checking output and what must never go into a prompt, followed by free lessons on our [Learn](/learn/) site. The habits we teach come from our own work, including [MOGGED Digital](/portfolio/mogged/), our AI-native digital studio, and [World of ClaudeCraft](/portfolio/world-of-claudecraft/), built with coding agents. We do not issue certificates or publish prices.

### 365 Training Hub
365 Training Hub is a New Zealand Microsoft 365 and Copilot training consultancy offering [hands-on Copilot training tailored to a team](https://365traininghub.co.nz/our-services/microsoft-copilot) and a four-month Copilot change membership. Its [course list](https://365traininghub.co.nz/courses/topic/copilot) includes a three-hour Copilot workshop for senior leaders.

### ACE Training
ACE Training has [offices in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch](https://ace.co.nz/about) and has traded since 1987. Its [Copilot and AI catalogue](https://ace.co.nz/training/copilot) listed 36 courses on 20 October 2026, from NZ$89 + GST for one hour, and any can be run in-house.

### AI New Zealand
AI New Zealand, founded in 2017 by Auckland-based Justin Flitter, sells [self-paced certificate courses](https://www.newzealand.ai/ai-training/), including Copilot and Claude courses; managers see each person's progress but not their answers. Its certificates are not an accredited qualification. It also runs a [three-hour executive briefing](https://www.newzealand.ai/) for up to 15 leaders.

### AI Supercharge
[AI Supercharge](https://www.aisupercharge.co.nz/) is a Wellington provider of in-person AI training, with public courses at Victoria University of Wellington's Rutherford House and [sessions built around a team's real tasks](https://www.aisupercharge.co.nz/for-teams/) anywhere in New Zealand, run by two facilitators for no more than 25 people.

### Curiosity
Curiosity is a Wānaka practice run by Nadia Ellis that [works with executives, leaders and teams](https://www.curiosity.nz/work-together/) on AI coaching, capability building and workshops, and publishes a [library of free guides](https://www.curiosity.nz/library/).

### Lumify Work
Lumify Work is an IT training company with [locations in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch](https://www.lumifywork.com/en-nz/). Its one-day [Copilot for Microsoft 365 course](https://www.lumifywork.com/en-nz/courses/copilot-for-microsoft-365/) provides a Copilot licence for the day.

### Matrix AI
Matrix AI lists [offices in Orewa (Auckland) and Wellington](https://www.matrixconsulting.ai/), plus Sydney and Brisbane. It runs [private Copilot workshops](https://www.matrixconsulting.ai/ai-workshops/copilot-workshops), hands-on in the client's own Microsoft 365 environment where possible, and no public courses.

### Mosaic Partners
Mosaic Partners runs [two-hour AI fundamentals workshops](https://mosaicpartners.co.nz/for-organisations/dedicated-workshops/) for 10 to 500 people, online or on site, presented in Copilot or ChatGPT. Its [public workshop](https://mosaicpartners.co.nz/for-individuals/ai-for-kiwi-leaders-workshop/) is NZ$300 + GST a ticket.

### Radically
Radically is an Auckland consultancy whose [AI Foundations for Teams](https://radically.co.nz/courses/ai-foundations-for-teams/) is a full-day in-house workshop on examples from the team's own work. Its [half-day leadership workshop](https://radically.co.nz/courses/leading-ai-powered-organisations/) covers strategy, operating model and governance, at NZ$8,000 + GST.

### University of Auckland Business School
The Business School's Executive and Professional Development unit runs [AI Essentials](https://shortcourses.auckland.ac.nz/courses/ai-essentials-nov), a one-day, in-person course with hands-on tool time and a session on ethics and AI governance, next held on 9 November 2026.

### Waboom AI
Waboom AI is an [Auckland company](https://www.waboom.ai/contact) that also sells AI voice agents. Its [team training](https://www.waboom.ai/ai-team-training) is hands-on in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Microsoft Copilot, alongside executive workshops for leadership teams.

## How to choose an AI training provider

Decide what people must be able to do a month after training. One person learning one tool needs a dated course; a team changing how it works needs sessions on its own files; leaders need a workshop that ends in decisions, such as our [executive AI workshops](/services/executive-ai-workshops/). Large consultancies also train within wider programmes: Deloitte New Zealand lists [AI fluency for boards, leaders and teams](https://www.deloitte.com/nz/en/what-we-do/capabilities/agentic-ai.html) among its AI services. Ask any provider, including us:


- Will exercises use our own documents and tools, with personal details removed?
- Which tools and plans does the material cover, and when was it last updated?
- How many participants per facilitator, and how much time is hands-on?
- What does it teach about privacy and what must never be entered?
- What follows the session: clinics, lessons, a shared prompt library?
- How will we measure whether people use what they learned?
- Is the price per person or per group, including GST and travel?


Our [training needs assessment](/resources/ai-training-needs-assessment/) helps with the first question. For a view on your own team, book a [short assessment conversation](/contact/?topic=assessment); if a scheduled course above suits you better, we will say so.

## Where AI training goes wrong

- **Training before the rules.** Without approved tools and plans, staff practise on personal accounts. The Privacy Commissioner advises against entering personal or confidential information unless the provider has confirmed it is not retained or disclosed ([OPC](https://www.privacy.org.nz/resources-and-learning/a-z-topics/ai/generative-artificial-intelligence/)). Our [AI use policy template](/resources/ai-use-policy-template-for-nz-smbs/) is a starting point.
- **The wrong tool.** A Copilot course does little for a team that works in Claude, and the reverse.
- **One session, no follow-up.** Habits form in the weeks after; ask for clinics or an internal champion.
- **Counting attendance, not use.** Measure weekly use and time on two or three named tasks.

## Funding, GST and data: New Zealand specifics

- **Subsidised training.** business.govt.nz says the Regional Business Partner Network offers [subsidised training, including AI workshops](https://www.business.govt.nz/operations/getting-started-with-ai/build-your-ai-skills). AI Supercharge and Mosaic Partners each say a course is [registered with it](https://www.aisupercharge.co.nz/business-productivity/); your regional Growth Advisor decides eligibility.
- **The AI Advisory Pilot funds advice, not training.** It co-funds up to 50% of an AI roadmap and its implementation for businesses with 50 or fewer full-time equivalent staff, and [runs until 30 June 2027](https://www.business.govt.nz/strategy-and-performance/regional-business-partner-network/ai-advisory-pilot-programme-explore-ai-for-your-business).
- **Compare like with like.** Most providers quote excluding GST; the University of Auckland quotes including GST.
- **Course platforms hold data.** AI New Zealand, for example, says [learner information is kept in Sydney](https://www.newzealand.ai/ai-training/), with some processing in the United States. Ask any online provider.

## Questions people ask

### Where can a New Zealand small business team get practical AI training?

From in-house trainers and short-course providers. Levy Street (Wellington) runs hands-on sessions on a team's own documents and tools. AI Supercharge runs in-person sessions in Wellington and for teams nationwide, Waboom AI (Auckland) lists team workshops from NZ$1,995 + GST for 10 people, and ACE Training runs scheduled Copilot and AI courses in four cities. Whoever you choose, insist on exercises using your real work and a clear rule on what staff must never enter.

### Who offers Microsoft Copilot training in New Zealand?

As listed on 20 October 2026: ACE Training runs scheduled Copilot courses in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and online, from NZ$89 + GST. Lumify Work lists a one-day Copilot for Microsoft 365 course at NZD 535 excluding GST. 365 Training Hub and Matrix AI run tailored Copilot training for organisations, and AI New Zealand sells a self-paced Copilot course. Levy Street runs Copilot training on a team's own files, starting with the admin and data settings.

### Who runs practical AI strategy workshops for leadership teams in New Zealand?

Levy Street runs executive AI workshops that end in decisions, with owners and risk limits, using the organisation's own documents. Radically (Auckland) lists a half-day in-house leadership workshop at NZ$8,000 + GST, AI New Zealand offers a three-hour executive briefing for up to 15 leaders, and 365 Training Hub runs a three-hour Copilot workshop for senior leaders. Blanchard Aotearoa covers the people-leadership side of AI adoption. Ask each provider what you will have decided by the end.

### How much does AI training cost in New Zealand?

From under NZ$100 to five figures, depending on format. As listed on 20 October 2026: AI New Zealand's self-paced Foundations course is NZ$95 + GST a seat, the AI Supercharge public course NZ$345 a ticket, the University of Auckland's one-day AI Essentials NZ$1,259 including GST, Waboom AI's team workshops from NZ$1,995 + GST for 10 people, and Radically's full-day in-house workshop NZ$11,000 + GST. Levy Street does not publish prices. Add staff time to every comparison.

### Is there government funding for AI training in New Zealand?

Sometimes. business.govt.nz says the Regional Business Partner Network offers subsidised training, including AI workshops, and some providers say their courses are registered with it, so ask your regional Growth Advisor before booking. The separate AI Advisory Pilot co-funds up to 50% of an AI roadmap and its implementation for businesses with 50 or fewer full-time equivalent staff until 30 June 2027; it pays for advice, not general training. The old Digital Boost website now redirects to business.govt.nz.


## Sources

- [Microsoft Copilot training](https://365traininghub.co.nz/our-services/microsoft-copilot)
- [Copilot courses](https://365traininghub.co.nz/courses/topic/copilot)
- [Copilot and AI training](https://ace.co.nz/training/copilot)
- [About ACE Training](https://ace.co.nz/about)
- [AI training for teams and organisations](https://www.newzealand.ai/ai-training/)
- [Home and executive briefing](https://www.newzealand.ai/)
- [About AI New Zealand](https://www.newzealand.ai/about-us/)
- [In-person AI training](https://www.aisupercharge.co.nz/)
- [For teams](https://www.aisupercharge.co.nz/for-teams/)
- [Business productivity course](https://www.aisupercharge.co.nz/business-productivity/)
- [Events calendar](https://luma.com/aisupercharge.co.nz)
- [AI strategy, coaching and workshops](https://www.curiosity.nz/work-together/)
- [About Nadia Ellis](https://www.curiosity.nz/about/)
- [The Curiosity Library](https://www.curiosity.nz/library/)
- [Copilot for Microsoft 365](https://www.lumifywork.com/en-nz/courses/copilot-for-microsoft-365/)
- [Lumify Work New Zealand](https://www.lumifywork.com/en-nz/)
- [Copilot training workshops for business](https://www.matrixconsulting.ai/ai-workshops/copilot-workshops)
- [Office locations](https://www.matrixconsulting.ai/)
- [Dedicated workshops for organisations](https://mosaicpartners.co.nz/for-organisations/dedicated-workshops/)
- [AI for Better Work workshop](https://mosaicpartners.co.nz/for-individuals/ai-for-kiwi-leaders-workshop/)
- [AI Foundations for Teams](https://radically.co.nz/courses/ai-foundations-for-teams/)
- [Half-day leadership workshop](https://radically.co.nz/courses/leading-ai-powered-organisations/)
- [AI Essentials (November)](https://shortcourses.auckland.ac.nz/courses/ai-essentials-nov)
- [Customised programmes](https://www.exec.auckland.ac.nz/programmes-and-courses-for-organisations/customised-programmes/)
- [AI team training](https://www.waboom.ai/ai-team-training)
- [Contact](https://www.waboom.ai/contact)
- [Agentic AI services](https://www.deloitte.com/nz/en/what-we-do/capabilities/agentic-ai.html)
- [AI leadership development](https://www.blanchard.co.nz/ai-leadership-development/)
- [Build your AI skills](https://www.business.govt.nz/operations/getting-started-with-ai/build-your-ai-skills)
- [AI Advisory Pilot Programme: explore AI for your business](https://www.business.govt.nz/strategy-and-performance/regional-business-partner-network/ai-advisory-pilot-programme-explore-ai-for-your-business)
- [Generative artificial intelligence: expectations](https://www.privacy.org.nz/resources-and-learning/a-z-topics/ai/generative-artificial-intelligence/)

Published by Levy Street (https://levystreet.com), Wellington, New Zealand.