Human Research Ethics Committee meetings
Find meeting schedules, submission deadlines, and important information for researchers submitting applications to the HREC.
Confirmed deadlines and dates for the central Human Research Ethics Committee (Health) meetings are noted below. Divisional ethics committee meetings will be noted as and when the dates are available.
| Application deadline | Meeting date |
| Tuesday, 27 January 2026 | Tuesday, 17 February 2026 |
| Tuesday, 24 February 2026 | Tuesday, 17 March 2026 |
| Tuesday, 31 March 2026 | Tuesday, 21 April 2026 |
| Tuesday, 5 May 2026 | Tuesday, 26 May 2026 |
| Tuesday, 2 June 2026 | Tuesday, 23 June 2026 |
| Tuesday, 30 June 2026 | Tuesday, 21 July 2026 |
| Tuesday, 11 August 2026 | Tuesday, 1 September 2026 |
| Tuesday, 8 September 2026 | Tuesday, 29 September 2026 |
| Tuesday, 29 September 2026 | Tuesday, 20 October 2026 |
| Tuesday, 27 October 2026 | Tuesday, 17 November 2026 |
| Tuesday, 24 November 2026 | Tuesday, 15 December 2026 |
Meeting dates for the Central HREC (Health)
Applicants can make appointments to discuss their application with the Chair of the committee, or another committee member by email - humanethics@waikato.ac.nz