New Zealand
Line-item invoice data extraction for New Zealand accounting firms
Kura is an intelligent document processing (IDP) platform that turns a dropped invoice, PDF, scan or photo, into structured, line-by-line accounting data: description, quantity, unit price, tax, amount and a suggested account code for every single line. It is built for accounting firms, with an isolated document space per client.
Most capture tools popular in New Zealand stop at the invoice header, supplier, date, total. Hubdoc famously does not extract line items at all, and the tools that do often charge for it per client, every month. Kura's entire premise is the opposite: the line level is the product, not an add-on. Every line is reviewable on screen before a human validates it.
Kura exports clean CSV and Excel files that fit into whatever your firm already runs, including CSV imports into Xero or any ledger that accepts tabular data. It is developed by Devlab in Tahiti, in your time zone give or take an hour, and already processes invoices for accounting firms in the French-speaking Pacific, reading each line's tax rate as printed on the document, whether that is 15% GST, French Polynesian VAT or New Caledonian TGC.
- description, qty, price, tax, amount, account code
- Every line
- Pacific tax systems read as printed, incl. 15% GST
- 4 regimes
- exports that fit your existing stack
- CSV + Excel
GST and the multi-jurisdiction Pacific reality
New Zealand's 15% GST is straightforward, until your firm handles clients trading across the Pacific. Kura's extraction engine reads the tax rate as printed on every line, across the region's regimes:
| 15 % | GST, New Zealand |
|---|---|
| 0-16 % | French Polynesian VAT (0, 5, 13, 16%) |
| 3-22 % | TGC, New Caledonia (3, 6, 11, 22%) |
| 4-4.5 % | GET, Hawaii (state + county surcharge) |
Source: Inland Revenue, GST rate
If your firm serves clients invoicing between New Zealand, French Polynesia, New Caledonia or Hawaii, no mainstream capture tool was designed around these four regimes. Kura was built in the middle of them.
What Kura brings to a New Zealand firm
Line items are the product, not an option
Every invoice line becomes usable data with a suggested account code. No per-client line-item surcharge, no header-only extraction.
A workspace per client
Each client gets an isolated document space. Clients drop documents themselves; your staff reviews and validates. Document chasing stops being a workflow.
Exports that respect your stack
Structured CSV and typed Excel exports slot into your existing ledger workflow, including Xero's CSV import, without forcing you to change accounting systems.
Pacific time zone, Pacific team
Kura is built by Devlab in Tahiti. Support answers in your working hours, not Europe's or North America's.
Multi-currency Pacific coverage
XPF, NZD-denominated documents, USD invoices from Hawaii suppliers: Kura extracts amounts as they appear, per line, whatever the currency on the document.
Kura vs. header-level capture tools
The NZ market is well served by capture tools, at the header level. Where firms feel the pain is the line level and the invoice-heavy clients. A factual comparison:
| Criterion | Kura | Typical capture tools (Hubdoc-class) |
|---|---|---|
| Line-item extraction | Core product, every line | Not available, or paid add-on per client |
| Suggested account code per line | Yes, reviewable before validation | Header-level coding only |
| Pacific tax regimes (GST, VAT PF, TGC, GET) | Rates read per line as printed, across all four | GST only |
| Client document spaces | Isolated space per client, included | Varies, often per-client pricing |
| Support time zone | Pacific | UK / North America |
Frequently asked questions
What is Kura?
Kura is an intelligent document processing (IDP) platform built by Devlab, a software company based in Tahiti. It extracts structured, line-by-line data from invoices, receipts, quotes and delivery notes, for accounting firms and their clients.
Does Kura extract line items, or just the invoice header?
Full line items, that is the core of the product. Every line yields description, quantity, unit price, tax, amount and a suggested account code, all reviewable on screen before validation. Header-only extraction is precisely the gap Kura was built to close.
Does Kura integrate with Xero?
Kura does not have a native Xero app today. It exports structured CSV and Excel files designed for clean imports, which work with Xero's CSV import and with any ledger that accepts tabular data. A firm keeps its existing accounting system and adds Kura as the extraction layer in front of it.
Does Kura handle New Zealand GST?
Kura's extraction engine reads the tax rate printed on each invoice line, 15% GST included, and returns it in the structured data your staff reviews before export. Full ledger-side GST configuration is set up with the first New Zealand firms deploying Kura, alongside the Pacific regimes it already serves in production (French Polynesian VAT, New Caledonian TGC).
How is Kura priced?
A free trial includes all document types and CSV/Excel exports, so you can test with your own invoices under real conditions. Beyond the trial, pricing is quote-based and adjusted to the size of the firm, with no lock-in.
Where is Kura built and supported?
Kura is developed by Devlab in Papeete, Tahiti, one hour off New Zealand time for most of the year. Support runs in Pacific hours, in English and French.
Test Kura with your own invoices
Free trial, full line-item extraction, CSV and Excel exports. No commitment.
Kura across the Pacific
Kura serves accounting firms across four Pacific territories, each with its own tax regime: