Aide

Decision support for New Zealand local councillors

Walk into every council meeting fully prepared

Aide translates hundreds of agenda pages into neutral, page-cited briefs in seconds — giving you the analytical leverage to govern with confidence.

The governance reality

The standard agendaSpending 15+ unpaid hours every weekend scanning dense PDFs
With AideA 30-second forensic brief delivered straight to your device
The standard agendaMissing unbudgeted risks hidden on page 340 of an appendix
With AideClear, page-cited highlights of financial exposure and gaps
The standard agendaFeeling pressured to vote on untested staff assumptions
With AideEvidence-backed, constructive questions to ask in the chamber

How it works

01

Upload the agenda pack

Drop in your council's public meeting agenda PDF.

02

Instant forensic analysis

Aide scans hundreds of pages, financial appendices, and assumptions in seconds.

03

Review your brief

Get a structured, page-cited executive summary highlighting what matters most.

An Aide Brief showing what's on track, what's at risk, what's unmeasured, questions to ask, and what you're endorsing by accepting

What your brief contains

What's on track

Core progress on major deliverables — filtering out routine updates.

What's at risk

Unbudgeted liabilities, penalty deadlines, and hidden financial exposures.

What's unmeasured

Missing baseline metrics, unquantified assumptions, and missing success criteria.

Questions to ask

Precise, low-outrage questions tied directly to agenda citations.

What you're endorsing

A plain-English summary of what a “Yes” vote commits council resources to.

Built for NZ local government trust

Non-partisan sovereignty

Aide never offers political opinions or tells you how to vote. Your judgment and community knowledge stay entirely yours.

100% citation grounding

Every single insight links directly to a specific page number in your council pack to eliminate AI hallucinations.

NZ data security

Operates within strict NZ privacy principles, handling public council records safely and securely.

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