Detail of tapa cloth with black Pacific patterns on a brown background

Welcome to the Pacific Legal Research Hub

A space for connection, insight, and Pacific-focused legal thinking.

Charting Pacific legal futures

In July, the symposium Law, Custom, and Climate in Conversation at Te Herenga Waka brought together legal minds to explore how Pacific nations are navigating climate change, political shifts, and the relationship between indigenous and imported legal systems.
Attendees at the Symposium gather at the lecture theatre podium for a photo, including the Hon Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban

Project launch

The Minister for Pacific Peoples, Hon. Aupito William Sio, spoke at the launch of the Pasifika Legal Education Project.
Head and shoulders view of Aupito William Sio, Minister for Pasific Peoples, from a video.