He uri tēnei nō Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Tūhourangi, Waikato me Ngāpuhi hoki.

Ko Rohario Murray tōku ingoa.

I am a Barrister specialising in Public Law, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Māori legal issues, whenua and governance, and environmental matters. I have a particular interest in the intersection of tikanga and the Common Law.

My specialised areas are complex and my goal is to provide targeted legal services with down to earth information and advice through a kaupapa Māori lens. I provide expert advice so that clients may proceed with trust and confidence when making decisions. I listen and come up with tailored solutions to protect client interests and try to explain the law in a simple and easy to understand way.

I am based in Tauranga but available to assist with your legal issues wherever you may be located.

Rohario grew up in Tauranga Moana and is a graduate of the University of Auckland (2005) and Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Law (2013).

Prior to joining the independent bar in 2022, Rohario worked for the Ministry for the Environment as a Senior Solicitor, and before that as a Crown Counsel at the Crown Law Office. She has a wide range of skills across policy, law, Māori business sector and tertiary education built from prior experience within the Ministry for the Environment, the Waitangi Tribunal, Tuaropaki Trust and the University of Auckland.

Rohario is a natural people leader with a demonstrated history of local and national level governance and executive experience. She is a trustee on the Acorn Foundation and Chair of its Audit, Risk and Policy Committee. She previously held various Board positions including Chair of Murray Orchards based on Matakana Island, founding partner of Puru Investments and Tangata Whenua representative on Tauranga City Council’s Strategy, Finance and Risk Committee. She was also the Tumuaki Wahine of Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa, the Māori Law Society (2018-2020).

Rohario speaks te reo Māori. In her spare time she enjoys kapa haka, wānanga reo Māori and spending time with whānau, friends and her kurī Kuīni.