Amotai and Pacific Business Trust formalise partnership
Today, New Zealand’s Pacific economic development agency Pacific Business Trust (PBT) and Aotearoa’s supplier diversity
intermediary Amotai have formalised their working relationship by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
PBT and Amotai working closely together will further support Pasifika-owned businesses throughout Aotearoa New Zealand
into business opportunities. The two agencies will collaborate on an initiative to grow and strengthen the Pasifika
economy by enhancing their procurement readiness, connecting them with big buyer supplier chains wanting to purchase
goods, services and works, known as supplier diversity development.
“For the Pacific Business Trust to partner with Amotai, who are both working in the procurement space, working and
advocating so hard to build awareness with the regulators and decision makers about the benefits of working with
Pasifika businesses, this is huge. We look forward to working closely with Amotai,” says Pelenato Sakalia, PBT’s Chief
Executive.
Amotai Manukura Ariana Paul adds “We really appreciate the work that PBT is doing to uplift Pasifika whanau and their
businesses. The wonderful part of our partnership with PBT, is that we can bring our individual strengths together, both
from a supply and a demand perspective, to form a very strong proposition. It’s an honour to be a part of this kaupapa,
I love what Pacific Business Trust is doing – Maori and Pasifika working together, hand in hand and really strengthening
the economy, here in Tāmaki Makaurau, and throughout Aotearoa.
Central and Local Government, alongside the private sector, are increasingly seeking to achieve broader outcomes through
their social procurement activities, strengthening economic, environmental, cultural and social outcomes for Aotearoa
New Zealand.