What's included in each membership option?

To be a buyer member of Amotai, you need be an organisation that procures goods, services or works from other businesses. You also need to pay a monthly membership fee to have access to the register and support services from Amotai.

What’s required to join as a buyer member?

Additional costs will be dependent on your level of membership. The best way to ensure that you won’t incur additional costs is to be an Aukōkiri member of Amotai.

Find out what is included at each membership level 

Will there be any other costs as a buyer member?

Yes, if you are an Aumatua or Aukōkiri buyer member of Amotai. Your company details will be viewable by Amotai registered Māori and/or Pasifika owned businesses. These details include company name, contact details and procured services. You will be able to review and edit your profile as part of the membership application process.

Will my information as a member be shared?

Amotai verifies that businesses meet the criteria of being Māori and/or Pasifika owned business. 

We also ask the businesses to provide information on their level of insurances and health and safety prequalification’s where relevant. This information is published on the register but Amotai makes no guarantees on this information.

What does Amotai verify with its business members?

No memberships are non-refundable or transferable and cannot be returned

Can I refund my membership?

Yes, however, please get in touch with us so we can make sure you get the membership level that best suits your organisaiton.

Im a not for profit organisation, do I still have to pay for membership?

Yes, anywhere within Aotearoa. We register Māori and/or Pasifika owned businesses that sell goods, services and works to buyer members with spend across Aotearoa.

Can I join as a buyer member from anywhere? 

We understand that it can be hard to choose so feel free to get in touch and we can help match you to the right membership tier.

How do I know which level of membership is right for my organisation?

Māori or/and Pasifika-owned business are defined as enterprises where:

Partnerships: at least 50% of each class of partnership interest is owned by Māori and/or Pasifika person(s) and such ownership must be reflected in the partnership agreement; or

Corporations/companies: Māori and/or Pasifika person(s) own at least 50% of each class of ordinary voting shares issued and at least 50% of each class of all other shares issued; or

Trusts: at least 50% of owner(s) of securities or assets held in trust are Māori and/or Pasifika person(s); or

Sole proprietorship/trader: 100% ownership by a Māori and/or Pasifika person.

Māori are defined as people with Māori whakapapa and who identify as Māori.

Pasifika peoples are people descended from the indigenous Pacific ethnic groups of Samoa, Cook Islands, Tonga, Niue, Fiji, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and the small island states of Micronesia.

What is a Māori and/or Pasifika owned business

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You can contact us at kiaora@amotai.nz for assistance.

How do I get help?

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Amotai verifies that businesses meet the criteria of being Māori and/or Pasifika owned business. We also ask the businesses to provide information on their level of insurances and health and safety prequalification’s where relevant. This information is published on the register but Amotai makes no guarantees on this information.

What does Amotai verify for business registration?

To qualify your businesses must hold at least 50% ownership by someone who identifies as Māori and/or Pasifika or must hold 100% ownership if you are a sole trader. You can find more information about Māori and/or Pasifika ownership 

What’s required to register my business?

Yes, anywhere within Aotearoa. We register Māori and/or Pasifika owned businesses that sell goods, services and works to other businesses and organisations from across Aotearoa.

Can I join from anywhere? 

No. Firstly, you need to sell goods, services and works that B2B buyers want. Secondly, as a supplier, you will still need to be competitive on price and meet other requirements such as quality, methodology, compliance etc. Amotai creates a platform for buyers to find and connect with Māori and Pasifika businesses that meet these needs.

Will I be guaranteed contracts?

No, it is free for Māori and/or Pasifika owned businesses to join.

Will there be any costs to join as a supplier?

Yes. Your company details will be viewable by other buyers and suppliers. These details include company name, contact details, levels of insurance, health and safety prequalification’s and services offered. You will be able to edit your own profile before it is published to the register.

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