Home Bakeries & Cottage Producers
Hand-crafted breads, sweets, and treats from your local bakers.
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Every meal supports your community.
Order local food, skip the queues, and help keep money where it belongs — right here in Aotearoa.
- $1.20
- flat fee, GST included
- 0%
- commissions taken
- 100%
- local first
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A better way
A better way to order local food.
KaiMate is a pickup-first food ordering app built in New Zealand — no delivery markups, no inflated commissions, and a model that keeps independent eateries thriving.
How KaiMate works
Four simple steps from craving to community impact.
🍽️STEP 01
Discover Local Kai
Browse cafés, home bakers, food trucks, and markets near you.
⚡STEP 02
Order Ahead
Skip the queue. No advance calling — your order is ready when you arrive.
🤝STEP 03
Keep Money in Community
Restaurants pay a $1.20 flat fee, not 20–30% commissions.
💚STEP 04
Share via TohaKai+
Gift points, donate meals, or pay it forward at your local café.
Get the app to support local.
Everything you need to discover, order, and give back — designed for the way Kiwis actually eat.
- ✓Easy one-tap ordering
- ✓Pickup-ready notifications
- ✓Save your favourite eateries
- ✓Dietary & allergen filters
- ✓Share community points
- ✓Donate meals through TohaKai+
TohaKai+
Giving back, the Kiwi way.
Share the Good — every order helps uplift your whānau and community. Turn meals into generosity: gift a kai, support a kaupapa, or pay it forward at your local café.
Learn about TohaKai+This month
1,240 meals gifted
across 32 communities in Aotearoa
Your TohaKai points
+320
Enough to gift 4 meals
What we stand for.
Keep Money Local
Independent eateries keep what they earn — no commissions, no extraction.
Community First
Strengthening connections between people, businesses, and the places we call home.
Built in Aotearoa
Grounded in manaakitanga, whanaungatanga, kaitiakitanga, and tautoko.
Join the movement connecting food and community.
Whatever you cook, bake, grow, or serve — there's a place for you on KaiMate.
Food Trucks & Pop-Up Vendors
Catch your roaming favourites and seasonal vendors wherever they park up.
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Local Cafés & Cultural Favourites
Community cafés and artisan kitchens serving authentic flavours.
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Farms & Farmers Markets
Preorder fresh produce and skip the Saturday morning crowds.
Join as a partnerFor Merchants
Run your restaurant on KaiMate.
Manage your menu, accept pickup orders, and connect Stripe — all from one portal. Already a partner? Sign in with the email we have on file and we'll send you a magic link.
New merchants are onboarded by our team — get in touch and we'll set up your account.
Flat fee per order
$1.20
GST incl.
Commission
0%
Keep what you earn
Payouts
Stripe
Direct to your bank
Ready to support your community, one meal at a time?
Download KaiMate and discover the local food scene around you.