About Us
The home of dispute resolution professionals in Aotearoa New Zealand
AMINZ is a membership organisation that performs a number of roles in the dispute resolution sector. Everything we do is driven by a commitment to excellence, integrity, and collegiality.
Our Roles
Promoting DR
We support and promote dispute resolution (DR) and members who are dispute resolution professionals.
Events
We run events throughout the year, including our annual Conference.
Lists and Panels
AMINZ identifies lists and panels of suitably qualified professionals who are promoted through our website.
Education and Training
We provide education and training to existing and intending professionals working in DR, including our popular AMINZ mediation training course (AMSI). We also find subject matter experts to assist with training for outside organisations.
Ethics and Complaints
AMINZ has a code of ethics and a complaints process which our members abide by.
Nominations
AMINZ nominates people to perform dispute resolution roles under various pieces of legislation.
Advocacy
We take a leading role in advocating for dispute resolution.
Network and Collegiality
We provide the dispute resolution network, both real and online, by which members stay in touch, with regular Network Meetings open to members and non-members, across the country.
PD Pathways
We provide professional development pathways for dispute resolvers, including examinations.
Our Members
Our members include arbitrators, mediators, adjudicators, conciliators, facilitators, investigators and expert witnesses from the private and public sectors. They work on domestic and international disputes. The disputes our members deal with range from non-monetary disputes to disputes worth billions of dollars. Our members are involved in a wide range of areas – commercial, rural, family, neighbourhood, maritime, sports, employment, environmental, Māori, environmental and more.
Our Team
Our strength lies in our people. Our dedicated and diverse team is driven by a shared passion for excellence and commitment to our members. We're here to help you, empower you, and drive excellence in the world of alternative dispute resolution.
Public Policy
AMINZ is the leading proponent in Aotearoa New Zealand for explaining and advocating dispute resolution. We work with government, business and community groups on policy to examine the likely impact of proposed changes and options for the use of best practice dispute resolution. AMINZ is the voice of dispute resolution in the media.
Appointing Dispute Resolution Professionals
AMINZ operates various lists of dispute resolution professionals. Some of the lists are formed under agreement with organisations like EQC and Federated Farmers, others by Statute, like the Family Dispute Resolution List. The lists give the public confidence to select an appropriate person. AMINZ makes appointments of dispute resolution professionals from its lists. To view the AMINZ lists, click here.
Training and Development
AMINZ is a major coordinator of dispute resolution education in New Zealand. It offers a full educational programme. It presents New Zealand's most highly anticipated and comprehensive conference annually. It also has "off the shelf" products and bespoke educational offerings for those wanting in-house training. It credentials university courses. To view education on offer, click here to view information on in-house training, click here.
Professional Standards
All AMINZ members are subject to a Code of Ethics and professional standards, requiring them at all times to act with integrity and in a manner that inspires confidence, respect and trust. AMINZ has a programme of continuing professional development that members on our lists must comply with. Our professional qualifications are recognised internationally.
Worldwide Network
AMINZ draws on an extensive international network for the benefit of its membership.
AMINZ is a proud member of Te Uru Tāngata | Centre for Workplace Inclusion, previously Diversity Works New Zealand.
Te Uru Tāngata is the national body for workplace diversity, equity and inclusion.
AMINZ is a proud supporter of The Good Registry.
Giving Good Gift Card’s so recipient's can have the joy of giving to causes they care about. The Good Registry have 65 NZ charities to choose from.
The Gender Diversity Pledge
AMINZ is committed to improving the profile and representation of women in arbitration, mediation, adjudication and all other forms of dispute resolution in Aotearoa New Zealand.
In particular, we consider that women should be appointed as dispute resolution professionals on an equal opportunity basis. To achieve this, we will take the steps reasonably available to us – and we will encourage other participants in the dispute resolution field to do likewise – to ensure that, wherever possible.