Every record moves across, the old system turns off.
The history intact, the records reconciled, the switch-off on a date you chose. One rehearsed cutover, then the old system goes off for good.
Still paying for the old system because nobody dares turn it off? That is the cost of not trusting the move.
- Every record reconciled, count for count
- Cutover rehearsed before it's real
- A switch-off date that holds
The old system holds your history. And nobody trusts the move.
The records go back years, in a database nobody documented and spreadsheets that grew with the business. The fear was never the new system, it was what goes missing on the way, so the old one stays on and two systems run. RIVER does the move so the old one can go off.
The move today
With RIVER
Nobody can say exactly what the old system holds, or how much of it matters.
Every source inventoried, with a record count, before anything moves.
Years of history get "archived", which means lost the day the old licence lapses.
The history comes across with the live records, checked against the source, and stays searchable.
The cutover weekend is the first time the full move has ever been run.
The cutover rehearsed end to end, more than once, before the real one.
The reconciliation report is yours - every count, every exception, and what was done with it.
Two systems run for a year because nobody dares switch the old one off.
The old system switched off on the agreed date, with a signed reconciliation behind it.
Nothing goes missing on the way. And the old system actually goes off.
What the work actually looks like. Counted, reconciled, rehearsed.
Every source counted, every record reconciled, the cutover rehearsed, and the old system off on the day you agreed.
Know what you are moving
Before anything moves you know what is there: every source, every count, and every record that won't map cleanly, as a list a person rules on.
Source inventory · Kaimoana Trading
Cut over once, cleanly
Rehearsed until the counts match and nobody has a question left. Then it runs once, on the date, and the old system goes off.
Every count matched. Real cutover booked for the agreed date.
You don't start from scratch. We've moved this before.
RIVER is over 100 prebuilt modules, and the pipelines, reconciliation reports and rehearsed cutover have moved catalogues, ERPs and patient records before. Tailored to your sources in weeks.
Everything a procurement or security review asks for is in our Trust Centre
- Every source counted before anything moves, and reconciled against that count after.
- Exceptions surface as a list a person rules on. Nothing silently dropped, nothing invented to fill a gap.
- The cutover is rehearsed in a separate environment until it reconciles count for count.
- Your data stays yours: NZ-hosted or in your own cloud, encrypted, and exportable in standard formats.
We have always been ambitious about what our site should do, and RIVER take on the hardest parts of it. They make it happen, no matter how complex.
Chris HartFounder, Real Groovy · 2021Solutions that do this job. Scoped, priced, and live in weeks.
Apps & Data
Bring us the brief or the RFP. Custom apps, portals, data and integrations, scoped to what it asks for.
Sounds like you if you have a brief or an RFP in hand and need it built to what it says.
From $12,500
AI-First Command Centre
One place your business runs from. It replaces the SaaS sprawl, connects your data, and runs on RIVER AI - built around you and truly yours.
Systems that don't talk to each other? You still stitch the business together by hand.
From $15,000
ERP Rescues & Integration
Your ERP runs the business and was not built for any of this. We make it intelligent rather than replacing it.
Ideal if your ERP is more manual than it should be, and was never built to be AI-first.
From $15,000
The questions people ask when they’re ready to move.
Easy to start. Fast to prove. Built to scale.
Tell us about your old system, and we’ll take it from there. Prefer to look first? Ask Moana, or take the free Readiness Check.
Ideas from the field.
Guides and research from a team that ships it.
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Teams like yours, in their own words.
A decade of work, across health, sport, finance and the public good.
RIVER learnt our business inside out, and found growth we hadn't seen ourselves. That is what changed our ability to scale.
Jay HarrisonFounder, Edison Health · 2022We crunch through complex data to generate insights, and RIVER made it simple to work through, while keeping everyone aligned on our core value proposition.
Alex OsbornCTO, trev · 2024Our business runs on what RIVER built. They have been central to our technology and our growth, and it keeps driving results.
Mark BramwellDirector, Commercial Realty · 2024RIVER listens, understands what we actually need, and gives us our time back. That is what a good partnership looks like.
Tony NaiduDevelopment Manager, Auckland Badminton Association · 2025RIVER helped us validate our market and launch our platform, and they haven't stopped since. They've been with us every step.
Mike CollinsFounder, iMatch Sport · 2025RIVER has been a trusted partner from the start, and they exceeded what we expected. We're already seeing the difference their work is making.
Ellen LekkaProgramme Specialist, UNESCO & SVSG · 2025The team at RIVER has been an incredible partner from day one. Their ongoing support helped make our success possible.
Scott TownshendFounder, trev · 2022RIVER approached every detail with care. Every decision was made with consideration and purpose.
Daemon CoyleGM, Mental Health Foundation · 2021Our new brand is bold and effective, and customers love it. The website has driven a real increase in leads.
Marcus SinGM, Cleanly · 2020We have always been ambitious about what our site should do, and RIVER take on the hardest parts of it. They make it happen, no matter how complex.
Chris HartFounder, Real Groovy · 2021RIVER are responsive and always ready to adapt. We have never had to chase them, and their support has been critical as our needs changed.
Supriya Kulkarni-PadhyeM&E Coordinator, Oceania Football Confederation · 2020We love our new brand. It reflects who we are as a team and resonates with our customers. Thank you for bringing our vision to life.
Tracy BergeGM, Greentree Advisers · 2021