The AMINZ Conference 2026 is a one-day dispute-resolution conference on 7 August 2026 at the NZICC, Auckland, run by the Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of New Zealand for its 30th anniversary.
The AMINZ Conference 2026 is a one-day association conference for New Zealand's dispute resolution profession, held on Friday 7 August 2026 at the New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) in central Auckland, running from 8:45am through to an evening awards dinner. The 2026 edition carries the theme "Doing Things Differently" and doubles as the flagship celebration of AMINZ's 30th anniversary.
The event is organised by AMINZ, the Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of New Zealand (Te Mana Kaiwhakatau, Takawaenga o Aotearoa). AMINZ was incorporated in 1996 through the merger of the Arbitrators' Institute of New Zealand, the Institute of Employment Arbitrators and Mediators, and the Mediators' Institute of New Zealand. It is the country's largest professional body for dispute resolution practitioners — spanning arbitrators, mediators, adjudicators, conciliators, facilitators, investigators and expert witnesses — and is referenced in more than 40 pieces of legislation as an appointing authority. The 2026 conference is supported by platinum partner Wynn Williams.
The programme targets practising and aspiring dispute resolution professionals. Sessions include a keynote from Philip Riches KC on "Misinformation in a 'Post Truth' World," panels on innovation and process design (Prof Nadja Alexander, Dr Anna Kirk, Henry Moore), AI and trust in decision-making, the future of civil adjudication (Hon David Goddard KC, David Bigio KC), cross-border disputes for small business, and a book-launch conversation with Dr Grant Morris. The day closes with a 30th-anniversary awards dinner at the New Zealand Maritime Room.
Both the AMINZ event page and the dedicated conference microsite name the NZICC in the central Auckland CBD, adjacent to SkyCity, as the venue. The NZICC sits in the city centre roughly 20-25 km from Auckland Airport, well served by CBD hotels and public transport, which suits a national single-day delegate draw with an evening function.
For the New Zealand business-events sector, this is a recurring, legislatively significant association event anchoring the dispute-resolution calendar, and its 2026 staging at the NZICC signals a scale of gathering fit for the profession's 30-year milestone.
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