NextMinute helps residential builders quote faster, schedule the crew, track time and costs, manage variations, and invoice with confidence. Everything stays recorded against the job, so you get clearer visibility and less admin chewing up your nights.
Cut your admin load by managing jobs, crews, and finances in one powerful all-in-one app. Built for the way NZ construction runs.
NextMinute gives you an easy-to-use platform for keeping everything in order. Quote, schedule, assign tasks, track timesheets, store site notes and photos, invoice, run reports, and more, without digging through messy spreadsheets.
Track estimates vs. actuals in real-time, spot budget blow-outs early, and act fast to keep every stage of the job in the black.
Keep your clients up-to-date with regular site updates and photos, and keep a track of all variations and changes should any disputes arise.
NextMinute works on your computer, tablet or phone, so you can work from anywhere.
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From first quote to final invoice, NextMinute helps you run the full job with less admin and more control.
Import your price books and use templates to save hours on quoting. Send to clients and get approval with one click.
Use your takeoff software or QS of choice, and quickly import takeoffs to NextMinute to start planning the job.
Easy-to-use Gantt chart for planning jobs. Assign jobs and tasks to crew to reduce confusion and get on with the job.
No more chasing timesheets or payroll errors. Talk-to-text notes, attach photos, and log time + expenses.
Your team can easily view plans on site. Ditch the paperwork and have less mistakes and confused tradies.
Crew can save photos to jobs so you have a leg to stand on and can keep the customer up-to-date.
Crew can easily log notes and photos against jobs and tasks to keep you & your client informed.
Manage your jobs from on-site or in the ute with ease. Plus, your crew can view jobs and tasks, and log time with ease.
With all your job costs in one system, you can easily send accurate progress or final invoices with a few clicks.
No more handshake agreements and client disputes. NextMinute makes managing and tracking variations a breeze.
Report on actuals vs estimates in real-time by job and stage. Spot blow outs early to protect your profit.
Set custom buy/sell rates for machinery and have your crew log the hours.
Easily add in job expenses to keep track of your actuals vs. estimates.
Easily send SMS, email, and in-app messages straight from NextMinute.
"I'm about a month in to using the system and it is exactly what I needed to help streamline my business and have the right processes in place for speeding up quote timelines and tracking cost and billing. Love it – looking forward to using NextMinute to it's full capacity as I learn more."
Shahn Bragg
Bragg Building & Design
NextMinute keeps the job organised from quote to invoice. Manage schedules, tasks, site notes, photos, timesheets, costs and variations in one place, so the office and site are working from the same job record.
Build clear, professional quotes with labour, materials, markups and templates. Turn accepted quotes into live jobs without re-entering everything from scratch.
Plan jobs by stage, assign tasks, schedule the crew, and keep everyone clear on what’s happening next. Handy when timelines shift and one delay knocks into the next.
The crew can log timesheets, photos, notes and expenses from site using the mobile app. That gives the office cleaner info without chasing everyone at the end of the day.
See labour, materials, expenses, subbies and variations against the job as work happens. Spot margin leaks before the job is finished, not weeks later.
Financial Reporting FeaturesRecord extras, changes and client approvals properly so nothing gets lost in texts, calls or memory. Cleaner variation tracking means fewer awkward invoice conversations later.
Invoicing Tools For BuildersUse the time, costs, materials and variations already recorded against the job to create cleaner invoices and progress claims with less double handling.
NextMinute keeps your jobs and your accounts talking to each other. Contacts, invoices, timesheets & payments stay in sync, so you’re not re-entering info or cleaning up mistakes later.
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Former Plumber & NextMinute Pro
Mat’s a plumber, not a software guy. He’s been on the tools and shows you how to run jobs without the admin headaches.
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We’ve answered the ones we hear most from builders and tradies.
It sure is. NextMinute is New Zealand owned and designed specifically for Kiwi builders, carpenters, and renovation specialists. It handles everything from GST at 15% to syncs with local accounting software, making it a proper digital tool belt for your business.
You can see exactly where your money is going while the job is live. The back costing reports let you compare your actual costs against your initial estimates by project or specific stage, so you aren't waiting until the end of a build to see if you've made a profit.
It uses a simple drag-and-drop Gantt chart for your project stages. If the rain sets you back a couple of days, you can just move the task dates and all the following dependencies will shift automatically, keeping the whole crew in the loop.
We've made it simple so even the apprentice can figure it out. The crew can log their timesheets, snap site photos, view site plans, and add diary notes straight from their phone or tablet without any fuss.
Managing client variations is a breeze, and you can fire out professional progress or final invoices in just a few clicks. Because all your timesheets and material costs are already in the system, your invoicing is always accurate and fast.
NextMinute features a two-way sync with Xero, MYOB, and QuickBooks. This means your financial data flows back and forth automatically, so you don't have to waste your Sunday evening entering the same invoice or timesheet twice.
You can easily import takeoffs from your preferred software or QS straight into NextMinute. This helps you get your quotes out faster to win more work and ensures your estimates are ready for tracking once the job kicks off.
By keeping a digital trail of site diary notes and progress photos, you have all your project details in one spot. You can share selected updates with clients so they're always in the loop, which helps keep everyone happy and avoids arguments over what happened on-site.
We're known for our local support, and we're rated #1 for it. You won't be stuck dealing with a faceless call centre; you'll get onto real people who understand the construction industry and are happy to help you get sorted.
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