Claude guides
How to use Claude well at work, with the sources behind each point.
Roles
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Claude for HR under the Employment Relations Act 2000
How NZ owners and managers can use Claude for employment agreements, job ads, investigations and disciplinary letters, with good faith and privacy intact.
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Claude for NZ accountants: GST, month-end and letters
A practical guide for NZ accounting and bookkeeping practices using Claude on GST checks, month-end review, IRD correspondence and client letters.
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Claude for NZ trades: quotes, variations, H&S paperwork
How NZ builders, electricians, plumbers and other trade businesses can use Claude for quotes, variation records and health and safety paperwork.
Privacy and security
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Claude and the Privacy Act 2020: what NZ firms must do
A practical Privacy Act 2020 checklist for NZ businesses using Claude: the principles that apply, the Commissioner's AI expectations, and rollout steps.
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Is our data safe in Claude? Plans, training and residency
How Claude handles business data in NZ: which plans train on chats, retention, where data is stored, and the admin settings to check first.
Rollout and governance
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A Claude AI usage policy for NZ small businesses
How a New Zealand owner or manager writes a short, workable AI usage policy for Claude, with a template outline and the admin settings that back it up.
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A first-week Claude rollout plan for NZ teams
A day-by-day plan for an NZ manager rolling Claude out to a team: accounts, settings, a shared Project, prompt practice, connectors and a Friday review.
Accuracy and quality
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How to check Claude's answers before you rely on them
Why Claude sometimes invents facts, what NZ privacy law expects, and a practical checking routine for owners and managers of small NZ firms.
Agents and automation
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Claude agents and automation: what is realistic in 2026
What Claude Cowork, scheduled tasks, Claude in Chrome, connectors and Claude Code can really do for a NZ business in 2026, and the guardrails to set first.
Choosing a tool
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Claude vs ChatGPT vs Copilot for NZ businesses
An honest comparison of Claude, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot for NZ teams: strengths, data terms, residency and when each one is the right pick.
Plans and setup
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Choosing a Claude plan for a small NZ team
Pro, Max, Team or Enterprise? How a 5 to 50 person New Zealand business should pick a Claude plan, mix seat types, handle GST and meet privacy duties.
Prompting
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Prompts that work in Claude: NZ business examples
How to write Claude prompts that get usable work back, with worked examples from NZ trades, tourism, retail, property and professional firms.
Train your team
- You tell us about the teamSize, where you are, the documents people work with, and what you would like to change.
- We suggest a course and formatBy email, with a few questions about the tasks and documents you want to train on.
- People practise on real workOn-site or remote. Everyone leaves with Claude set up for tasks they do every week.
- In person
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- Half-day workshop
- Full-day workshop
- Team rollout
Independent training by TheColab. Not affiliated with Anthropic.
Enquire
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