Purpose

To promote fellowship and mutual support amongst our members;
To identify and respond to the legal needs of Te Ao Māori;
To support and encourage whānau, hapū, iwi, and rohe initiatives;
To promote and conduct research on any issues of relevance to our members and Te Ao Māori;
To promote the representation or appointment of our members on or to bodies, Executives, committees, commissions, judicial fora, tribunals, organisations and the like;
To monitor legislation and promote law reform for Te Ao Māori;
To promote the education of our members in terms of tikanga Māori and Te Ture Pākehā;
To communicate and/or affiliate with other organisations in New Zealand and around the world who promote similar aspirations;
To promote awareness of the roles of our members both generally and specifically;
To pursue these purposes in a manner that is consistent with Te Tiriti o Waitangi; and
To act in a manner that is consistent with tikanga Māori.