SaaS · Multi-tenant
Glovebox
Hire software for NZ. Bookings, bonds, GST, CoF dates, Windcave and Stripe Connect, Xero sync. Built for how NZ rental actually works.
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I still take on custom builds and integrations for other NZ businesses.
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A Christchurch studio · Run by a rental operator
Software for NZ rental operators, built by one.
I run Jimny Rentals and Dream Drives, and I build the software that runs them. Booking systems, bond protection, vehicle relocation, fleet compliance. If it bites you at 7am on a pickup, I have probably already built the fix.
Client work
- Targa NZ
- Selwyn Sounds
- Great Range Products
- Flight RC
Products I build and run
- Freelegs
- Parked Funds
- Collabs
- Glovebox
The toolkit
Four products, one fleet behind them.
Each one is built against real hires in my own fleet, not a whiteboard. I use them in my own business before I ask you to.
Marketplace · Two-sided
Freelegs
Free car relocation across NZ. Operators post trips, verified drivers move them. Replaces the Facebook group scramble.
SaaS · Fintech
Parked Funds
Bond holds, identity verification, post-hire charges. Dispute responses with Stripe-ready evidence, so a chargeback does not just win by default.
Marketplace · Co-op network
Launching soonFleetmate
A co-op where operators host each other's vehicles: store, clean, hand over and relocate cars through one trusted network.
I run this stuff
I am not a vendor who read about rental. I run two fleets.
Jimny Rentals and Dream Drives are mine. The software you would buy is the software I use to take a booking, hold a bond, move a car to the right city, and keep a WOF from lapsing. When something breaks at 7am, I feel it first.
- 3
- Years running fleets
- 950+
- Bookings processed
- 950+
- Bonds held
- 200+
- Relocations moved
The problem
The stuff that bites a rental operator is not on any brochure.
Double bookings
The calendar lives in three places and none of them agree. One car, two customers, and you find out at the counter.
Bond disputes
A car comes back with a new dent and no evidence trail. You raise a charge, they dispute it, and the chargeback wins.
Cars in the wrong city
A one-way leaves a car stuck in Queenstown. Relocation runs on Facebook posts and hope, while the car earns nothing.
Services
The build work, for how rental actually runs.
Custom builds land between $15k and $60k. Integrations and website work start from around $3k. And Glovebox starts free if off-the-shelf fits.
Booking systems and migrations
Off VEVS, RCM, or spreadsheets and onto something you own. I move your fleet, rates, and history across, wire in the booking widget, and keep the old system running until the new one is proven.
- Migrations
- Booking engines
- Widgets
Payments and accounting
Windcave, Stripe Connect, bond holds and releases, and Xero sync that reconciles itself. The money side stops being a spreadsheet you square up by hand at month end.
- Xero
- Stripe
- Windcave
Fleet operations tooling
WOF, CoF, RUC, service schedules, damage and photo workflows. The dates that live in someone's head go into a system that tells you before they lapse, not after.
- Compliance
- Maintenance
- Admin panels
Operator websites
Sites that turn a search into a booking, with the widget wired in and the fleet already on the page. Fast, mobile-first, and built around the booking flow, not a template you fight.
- Marketing sites
- SEO
- Conversion
Selected work
Software clients still use every week.
Event site · Laravel · High-traffic
Selwyn Sounds
Country music festival site, live since 2019. When a lineup drops, traffic spikes hard. The site has to stay up. I built it on Laravel, host it, and still look after it when things get busy.
Survived every lineup-drop traffic spike since 2019.
SaaS · Multi-tenant
Glovebox
Rental management software built for how NZ hire actually works. Bookings, bonds, GST, CoF, Windcave, Stripe Connect and Xero, all multi-tenant from the first commit.
Runs real NZ rental fleets end to end, every day.
Mobile app · Free tool
Fleet
A free, mobile-first app for NZ rental operators to track CoF, rego, RUC and service history in one place, without another spreadsheet. The free front door to Glovebox.
Live and free for NZ operators today.
Marketplace · Co-op network
Fleetmate
A co-op network where independent NZ rental operators host each other's vehicles. Storage, cleaning, handover and relocation in one trusted network, paid owner-to-owner.
A live co-op network for independent operators.
Marketplace · Two-sided
Freelegs
A free car relocation marketplace connecting NZ rental operators with drivers. Verified drivers, free fuel on most trips, and a paid Priority tier for deadline moves.
Live nationwide, replacing the Facebook-group scramble.
SaaS · Fintech
Parked Funds
Rental revenue protection from pickup to chargeback. Stripe-native bond holds, identity verification, post-hire charges, and dispute response, built in NZ.
Stripe-native bond protection, live in production.
SaaS · Compliance
Taper
Risk-based NZGTTM traffic management plans drafted from a street address, with the assessment and diagram, ready for an STMS to review and sign.
Signed-ready traffic plans from a street address.
Marketplace · Creator economy
Collabs
A clean, NZ-focused marketplace where creators and brands find each other. Free to list, free to browse, built around fit rather than volume.
Free to list, live for NZ creators and brands.
AI product · Autonomous media
The Daily Yarn
Readers submit a photo, AI turns it into a full satirical NZ news article with a fake reporter byline and comment thread. A live, self-running AI media experiment.
A self-running AI news experiment, live around the clock.
Client work · Shopify
Flight RC
A distinctive dark aviation Shopify theme for Flight RC, Christchurch's specialist RC aircraft shop, built around the owner's aircraft-engineering background.
Live storefront for a specialist Christchurch RC shop.
Process
How we work, start to finish.
01 / Chat
First we talk
Call, video, or coffee in Christchurch if that suits. I want to hear what you're trying to do, what's in the way, and what "done" looks like. Free, no obligation.
02 / Scope
Then we agree scope
I write up what I'd build, what it costs, and what it costs if you leave it as-is. Fixed price when that's sensible, hourly when it isn't. Either way you know upfront.
03 / Build
I build, you see it weekly
Working software, shown every week. No three-month black box. You use it early, push back, and shape it while it's being built.
04 / Run
It ships, I stay close
I host it, watch it, and keep fixing things as the business changes. A lot of clients have been with me 5+ years because it still works for them.
Beyond rental
Longtime clients outside the fleet world, some going back 15 years.
I've been working with Adam since 2011 and he's genuinely one of the most valuable people in our corner. He built the booking system we've run for years, handles our photography, keeps our social media sharp, and even comes on a few events to help out. He's not just a supplier — he's become a good mate who actually cares how Targa performs. There's not much he can't do, and that matters when you're running a fast-moving event business.
Adam's been looking after the Selwyn Sounds website since 2019 and I honestly couldn't manage without him. When we drop a new lineup, the traffic hits hard and fast — he's across it before I even have to ask. He's always suggesting smarter ways to do things online, and he's the kind of person who'll sort things out late at night without making a fuss about it. It's a great partnership.
Two years in and Adam's made our Shopify setup so much better. He just gets it — whether it's integrations, updates, or something we haven't thought of yet, he's on it. On top of that he's become a good mate, which makes working together pretty easy. Highly recommend.
Fair questions
The things people actually ask.
You own the code, the hosting and the data. Everything is standard Laravel with documentation, so any competent Laravel developer can pick it up and keep it running. Nothing is locked to me.
Yes. The code, the repository, the hosting account and the data are all yours.
Fixed when the scope is clear, hourly when it is not. Agreed upfront either way, so there are no surprises.
Yes. Most clients are elsewhere in NZ and we work video-first. Happy to meet in person if you are local.
One person builds what you need. Software you own, not another monthly login.
Photo of Adam
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One person, end to end
No account manager, strategist, designer, then developer. I do the lot. One person making the calls usually means faster builds and less gets lost between teams.
02
15 years of shipped software
Booking systems, marketplaces, SaaS, internal tools: motorsport, festivals, retail, rental, fintech. Some of what I built years ago still makes money for clients today.
03
NZ-based, working nationwide
Christchurch base, NZ time zone. Most clients are elsewhere in the country and we work on video. Happy to meet in person if you're local.
04
Built to be yours, not rented
Custom work is yours: code, hosting, data. You're not renting seats on someone else's SaaS. I'll use Shopify or WordPress when that's the right call, and say so when it isn't.
Got a spreadsheet you wish was software?
Tell me what you're trying to fix or build. No pitch deck. No handoff to someone else. Just a straight chat about whether I can help.
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