Hui-ā-Tau 2023

University of Waikato, Kirikiriroa
Thursday 24 August to Sunday 27 August

Kia mau ki te whakapono, kia mau ki te aroha, ki te ture – Hold fast to faith; hold fast to love; hold fast to law – Kīngi Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, 1860.

Our 2023 Conference theme was gifted to us by Professor Tom Roa from the tongi of Pōtatau Te Wherowhero.  As Pōtatau Te Wherowhero was nearing death, he provided his son Tāwhiao and his people the following tongi:

‘I muri, kia mau ki te whakapono, kia mau ki te aroha, ki te ture. Hei aha te aha, hei aha te aha.”

“After I am gone, hold fast to faith; hold fast to love; hold fast to law. Nothing else matters now – nothing.”

Our 2023 Hui-ā-Tau programme honours our theme with over 10 hours of CPD including five dedicated streams for Whenua/Te Taiao (Māori Land/Environmental), Te Tiriti (Treaty), Ture Whānau (Family Law), Ture Taihara (Criminal Law), and Ture Tauhokohoko (Commercial Law), as well as keynote presentations, tauira competitions and Te Matature kapahaka evening.

Download the Conference Programme

You can also read about this year’s Conference in the Winter edition of LawTalk –

Bringing Te Hunga Rōia Māori together


Registration Fees

Registrations are now open!  Click HERE to register.

  • Tauira – $300
  • Member – $800
  • Member Day Rate (exc. dinner) – $500
  • Member Dinner Only – $175
  • NonMember – $1,400
  • Non-Member Dinner Only – $250
  • Non-Member Day Rate (exc. dinner) – $750
  • Community Law Rate – 10% discount on standard fees

To access members’ rates, please ensure that your membership details are up to date and use the email address you registered with.   You can join or renew your THRM membership for 2023/2024 at any time here.


A huge thank you to our Partners and Sponsors –

Kiwibank, LexisNexis, Deloitte and IPLS.

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou mo tō koutou tautoko.