Mahi
is te reo Māori for work.
You do plenty of it. The platform fee shouldn't be another tax on top.
The NZ-built scheduling platform for salons, barbers, beauty therapists and
service businesses. Calendar, payments, payroll, reminders, retail, reports,
loyalty, Xero and customer portal in one flat-fee plan. No marketplace
skimming a slice of every new client.
Per-chair pricing. Pay the same for your weekend casual as your full-timer.
NZ$109/mo for the first two team members or resources. NZ$21 each after that.
Quote-only pricing. Sales call, demo call, then a number that changes.
Price published on the website. No sales call. Decide in 21 days.
Marketing emails your customers. Recommends competing salons to them.
We never message your customers. Their data is yours, exportable any time.
Locked-in data. Want to leave? Hope you like CSV exports by hand.
Export every customer, booking and payment in one click. Or via the API.
AI receptionist is a NZ$249/mo bolt-on that books outside your conflict rules.
NZ$129/mo AI voice agent that uses the same scheduling engine as the admin panel.
20¢ markup on every SMS reminder, on top of the carrier fee.
Unlimited email reminders. 100 SMS per month included, then NZ$10 per 100-SMS top-up.*
Payroll and timesheets mean a second app and a second invoice.
Payroll built in. Staff hours, timesheets and revenue per person, no extra fee.
Xero is a CSV you upload by hand. CRM tools do not connect at all.
Xero fully integrated. CRM systems connect too, so records stay in sync.
Calendar sync covers Google only. Every other calendar is on its own.
Two way sync with Google and Microsoft, plus a live feed for any calendar.
Premium support tier costs extra. Front-line agents read scripts.
One support team for every customer. NZ business hours, NZ humans.
*
Unlimited email reminders and 100 SMS per month included with every plan,
subject to a fair-use policy (we tap you on the shoulder if outbound volume
looks more like a campaign blast than booking reminders). SMS beyond 100/mo
are sold in top-up packs of 100 for NZ$10. Full detail on the
Fair Use Policy
in our Terms.
The difference
Eleven wins. One honest footnote.
Switch in an afternoon.
Stripe online or Windcave in-store. We never take a cut of the transaction.
Reports your accountant will thank you for
Revenue by staff, service, day-of-week and location. Per-staff utilisation
at a glance, with a live feed into Xero.
Payroll & timesheets
Staff hours, timesheets and the revenue each person earns. Product and service costs and margins in one view.
Multi-location
One calendar across two, five or twenty shops. Per-location hours and rosters.
Calendar Sync
Two-way sync with Google and Microsoft, plus live feeds any other calendar app can subscribe to.
Xero & CRM integrations
Xero fully integrated for accounting. Connects to your CRM, so customer records stay in sync.
Customer portal
Customers reschedule, cancel and view their history without ever calling the shop.
Loyalty program
Points per dollar, configurable redemptions. Auto-awarded on every payment.
Email campaigns
Win back lapsed clients, fill quiet afternoons. Segments built from real booking data.
Retail products
Add take-home products to the booking or sell at the counter. Stock tracked, GST reported.
Gift cards & vouchers
Sell, redeem, refund. Real-time balance lookup, no fiddly spreadsheets.
Deposits & no-show policy
Take deposits at booking, charge no-show or late-cancel fees automatically.
Rooms & resources
Book chairs, rooms, equipment. Lock staff to their resource or let them float.
Your words, not ours
Rename staff to barbers, technicians, tradesmen, whatever fits your business.
Public REST API
Versioned, free, documented. There when you need it. Out of the way when you don't.
Add on, not bolted on
The AI receptionist that
actually books the appointment.
Phone rings while you're with a client. The agent picks up in your business name,
checks live availability, books the slot, and texts the customer their confirmation.
It uses the same scheduling engine as the admin panel, so it can't double-book or
violate your closures. Hands off to a human the moment it's asked to.
NZ$129/mo, covers up to two locations and unlimited staff.
Powered by the worlds best AI voice services, tuned to your business.
Books straight into the same calendar your team uses.
Optional after-hours mode so the calls you would have missed turn into bookings overnight.
CALL IN PROGRESS · 00:42
+64 21 ••• 8821
Caller
Hi, can I get a cut and colour with Mia next Saturday?
Mahi Time AI
Mia has 10am or 2:15pm Saturday available. The 2:15 gives you the full cut and colour plus blow-wave. Which works?
Caller
Two-fifteen is perfect.
Mahi Time AI
Booked. Confirmation is on its way to your phone. Anything else?
0.4s
avg response
EN + Te Reo
greeting options
Same calendar
as your team
Hear it work
Real calls. Real bookings. Pick a vertical to listen.
00:38
Barber Shop
Walk-in cut, Saturday morning
0:0000:38
00:42
Hair Salon
Cut and Colour with Mia, this Saturday
0:0000:42
00:55
Beauty Clinic
Hydrafacial, after-work slot
0:0000:55
00:46
Tradesman
Hot-water cylinder, Tuesday call-out
0:0000:46
Want a custom-trained agent for your own catalogue and policies?
Talk to us →
Outbound calling, the other add-on
And the agent that calls them back.
The voice agent above answers your phone. The Outbound Call Agent makes the
calls you never get around to, confirming bookings, asking the questions you
need before an appointment, and checking in once it's done.
Confirms bookings a day or two out, and reschedules right there on the call.
Runs pre-appointment checks, allergies and patch tests, vehicle details, injuries.
Post-service survey calls that catch a problem before it becomes a public review.
Bring your own Windcave, bring your own Stripe, or stick with the cash
drawer and the EFTPOS device you already have. Whichever you pick,
money goes direct from your customer to your bank. Mahi Time never
touches it, holds it, or skims a cent.
Works withOr keep your existing EFTPOS terminal and cash drawer.
Option 1
Plug in your Windcave
Already have a Windcave merchant account, or want one? We integrate
with the terminal AND the online checkout. Same provider, one set
of rates, money straight to your bank.
In-store EFTPOS terminal integration (HIT)
SMS pay-link to customer phones (HPP)
Apple Pay + Google Pay supported online
Your Windcave rates apply, billed by Windcave
Mahi Time charges 0% commission
Best for:
NZ businesses who want a single, NZ-based PCI-DSS provider for terminal + online.
Option 2
Connect your Stripe
Five-minute hosted onboarding through Stripe. Apple Pay and Google
Pay light up automatically. Pay-by-link, pay on screen, deposit a
booking, all the same flat 2.9% + 30c.
Stripe Connect Express onboarding in ~5 min
SMS pay-link via Stripe Checkout
Apple Pay + Google Pay one-tap built in
Standard Stripe rates (2.9% + 30c NZ)
Mahi Time charges 0% commission
Best for:
Modern checkout UX, mobile-first customers, no existing terminal account.
Option 3
Use what you already have
Don't want to wire anything in? Keep your own EFTPOS device and
cash drawer. Hit "mark as paid" in Mahi Time after the money
lands. Vouchers, loyalty, and reporting still all work.
Record cash + external EFTPOS in two taps
Vouchers and gift cards still work
Customer history and loyalty points still work
Zero integration, zero setup
No online pay-link (upgrade to opt 1 or 2 later)
Best for:
Cash-heavy verticals or anyone happy with their current terminal setup.
Whichever option you pick: customer's card → your merchant → your bank.
Mahi Time is never in the money path. No clearing account, no holding period, no surprise reserves, and nothing to license or audit on our side.
Pricing
One price.
Published on the website.
No sales call. No quote-per-chair. No commission on the work you've already done.
Add the AI voice agent later if you want it.
Mahi Time
Everything below, included.
$109
NZD / month
First 2 team members or resources
Each additional team member or resource is $21/mo.
Unlimited bookings. Unlimited locations. Unlimited customers.
A resource is a bookable chair, bay or treatment room. Mix and match to fit how your shop runs.
100 SMS are included every month. Beyond that, top up with 100-SMS packs at NZ$10 each.
Pass-through pricing, no per-message markup. Unlimited email is included by default.
All prices NZD, exclusive of GST. SMS pricing applies to NZ + AU mobile numbers.
*
Unlimited email and 100 SMS / mo apply subject to our
fair-use policy.
Websites by Mahi Time
Need the website to go with it?
We design and build a five page website for your business, your landing page,
services, about, contact and a real booking page, with your Mahi Time booking
system wired straight in. Add the AI Phone agent and the site gets a live booking chat too.
No. Cancel anytime from the admin panel. You keep access through the end of the billing month you cancel in.
Will you take a cut of bookings?
Never. We charge a flat monthly fee. The customer is yours. Their data is yours. There is no marketplace, so there is nothing for us to charge a commission on.
I am switching from another platform. Can I bring my customers across?
Yes. CSV import for customers and bookings is built in. If your current platform exports it, we can ingest it. We have a free migration helper for the three biggest incumbents.
Can I take payments and deposits, and what does it cost?
Yes, three ways, pick whichever fits. Bring your own Windcave (in-store terminal plus online pay-links and Apple/Google Pay), bring your own Stripe (5-minute onboarding, modern checkout, 2.9% + 30c), or just record cash and your existing EFTPOS manually inside Mahi Time. Whichever you pick, money flows direct from customer to your bank. We never touch the funds and never take a cut.
How does the AI voice agent know my services and prices?
It reads the same database the admin panel uses. When you add a service, change a price, or block out a day, the agent knows within seconds. No retraining.
What about my data?
Hosted locally in Australia and New Zealand. Backed up nightly. Export it anytime in CSV or via the public API. If you ever leave, you take everything with you.
Do you support more than one location?
Yes, on every plan. One calendar across two, five, or twenty shops. Per-location hours, staff rosters and reports.
How is this different from the platforms most NZ salons already use?
Flat monthly fee instead of marketplace commission. A real public API instead of a closed garden. A voice agent built into the scheduling engine instead of a $250/mo bolt-on. Pricing published on the website instead of a sales call.
Ready when you are
Bookings without the booking fees.
21 days free. No card required. NZ$109/mo after that.
You can move the whole salon over in an afternoon.
