# Boost > Boost is a Wellington, New Zealand-based consultancy specialising in agile software development, design, and digital strategy for government and public sector clients. We deliver iterative, evidence-based solutions using our "Good Small Change" approach — human-centred design, modern engineering practices, and deep domain expertise in the NZ public sector. Our primary technology stack is Ruby on Rails, and we built and maintain Supplejack, an open-source digital collection aggregation platform used by national libraries and archives. ## Services - [Services Overview](https://boost.co.nz/services): Agile development, design, and digital strategy services for government organisations - [Agile delivery](https://boost.co.nz/services/our-agile-approach): Boost's Agile approach to design and software development delivers value early, cuts risk, and keeps you involved at every step. - [Design](https://boost.co.nz/services/design): Human-centred design from Boost — intuitive, accessible digital experiences for everyone, delivered through co-design and user research. - [Development](https://boost.co.nz/services/development): View Boost's web application, software and mobile app design and development services. Our flexible 5-step Agile process delivers more value with less risk. - [Digital collection aggregation](https://boost.co.nz/services/digital-collection-aggregation): Learn how to make cultural heritage collections easier to find, share and use with the Supplejack digital collection aggregation platform. - [Proof of concept](https://boost.co.nz/services/proof-of-concept): A quick, low-cost Proof of Concept project from Boost helps you validate your idea before committing to full software development. ## Case Studies - [Our Work](https://boost.co.nz/case-studies): Featured projects and client outcomes - [AI Chatbot POC](https://boost.co.nz/case-studies/ai-chatbot-poc) - [Any Questions](https://boost.co.nz/case-studies/any-questions): The National Library wanted to rebuild the AnyQuestions website to better target its users. Learn how user-centred... - [Anzac Sights and Sounds](https://boost.co.nz/case-studies/anzac): See how we helped Ngā Taonga and the Australian Film Archive bring together two countries by unearthing our shared... - [Archives](https://boost.co.nz/case-studies/archives): Learn how a ground-up rebuild of the Archives website gave all Kiwis access to our valuable records and laid the... - [Check What You Might Get](https://boost.co.nz/case-studies/check-what-you-get): Find out how an intense focus on ease of use helped MSD develop an online eligibility guide that empowers all Kiwis to... - [CreativeNZ](https://boost.co.nz/case-studies/creativenz-community-arts-toolkit): The web design and development for CreativeNZ's Community Arts Toolkit highlighted videos to demonstrate how community... - [Digital Pasifik](https://boost.co.nz/case-studies/digital-pasifik): Digital Pasifik brings Pacific cultural heritage from museums, libraries and archives worldwide into one place. See how... - [DigitalNZ](https://boost.co.nz/case-studies/digitalnz-update): We helped bring Kiwi culture to life by building an award-winning world-first, a one-stop site that makes it easy to... - [Fincap](https://boost.co.nz/case-studies/fincap): Find out how the redevelopment of FinCap's Client Voices web application is helping budgeting services save Kiwis from... - [GS1](https://boost.co.nz/case-studies/gs1): To showcase Kiwi know-how at their global conference, GS1 NZ needed Android and iOS mobile apps built in two weeks. - [Life Ed](https://boost.co.nz/case-studies/life-education-digital-tool): Learn how the Trust are keeping kiwi kids healthy and growing a stronger New Zealand thanks to a digital tool that's... - [Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision](https://boost.co.nz/case-studies/ngataonga): Ngā Taonga asked us to build their corporate site after our success with their award-winning Anzac site. Learn how we... - [SuperGold](https://boost.co.nz/case-studies/supergold): Learn how developing an integrated SuperGold platform of mobile and web applications is helping seniors find savings... - [WW100](https://boost.co.nz/case-studies/ww100): To bring the country together in commemoration and ramp up engagement we released new features for this site for each... ## About - [About Boost](https://boost.co.nz/about-us): Who we are, our values, and our approach - [Government Showcase](https://boost.co.nz/pages/government-showcase): Our government sector work and capabilities - [Workshop](https://boost.co.nz/workshop): Free discovery workshop to plan, size and cost your project - [Contact](https://boost.co.nz/contact): Get in touch with the Boost team ## Blog - [All posts](https://boost.co.nz/blog): Insights on agile, design, and government digital services - [What affordable oversight looks like](https://boost.co.nz/blog/2026/07/what-affordable-oversight-looks-like): Picture an agency that pays income support. It has granted an agent the authority to progress... - [Oversight is a capability that runs, not a gate you pass once](https://boost.co.nz/blog/2026/07/oversight-is-a-capability-that-runs): Most government systems are overseen the same way: an approval board signs off before go-live, an... - [Layers and planes: the stack and the relations](https://boost.co.nz/blog/2026/07/agentic-government-layers-and-planes): Picture a caseworker in a New Zealand government agency. Her morning starts with a laptop that logs... - [The future of government in an agent-driven world](https://boost.co.nz/blog/2026/06/the-future-of-government-in-an-agent-driven-world): Looking at what people are writing about agent-driven government this year, the conversation has... - [An agentic front door, if citizens want one](https://boost.co.nz/blog/2026/06/an-agentic-front-door-if-citizens-want-one): Two recent papers point at the same idea at the citizen end. The Agentic State (Berlin Global... - [When the audit trail shows up late](https://boost.co.nz/blog/2026/06/when-the-audit-trail-shows-up-late): Imagine a debt notice arrives in the post. It says you owe Centrelink several thousand dollars. The... - [Layer 3: capability isn't preference](https://boost.co.nz/blog/2026/06/agentic-government-layer-3-citizen-interface): Layer 3 of Boost's 5-layer model is the citizen interface, the front door. The machines can greet... - [Layer 1: the foundation everything stands on](https://boost.co.nz/blog/2026/06/agentic-government-layer-1-substrate): The first layer of Boost's 5-layer model of agentic government is the least glamorous and the most... - [Five layers, not five rungs](https://boost.co.nz/blog/2026/06/agentic-government-5-layer-model): A map of agentic government in five layers: substrate, internal coordination, citizen interface,... - [Layer 2: where agents land in government first](https://boost.co.nz/blog/2026/06/agentic-government-layer-2-internal-coordination): Layer 2 of Boost's 5-layer model is internal coordination, the invisible re-wiring of how a case...