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Pōwhiri and Ceremonial Sitting new Chief Justice

14 March 2019

Media statement
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Speeches
Appointment of new Chief Justice
Form of Ceremony

Media statement

Media Statement Pōwhiri and Swearing in Ceremonial Sitting : new Chief Justice Dame Helen Winkelmann

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Speeches

  • Address by The Hon David Parker
    Attorney-General

  • Address by Kathryn Beck
    President of the New Zealand Law Society

  • Address by Kate Davenport QC
    President of the New Zealand Bar Association

  • Address by Chris Farrelly
    Auckland City Missioner

  • Address by The Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann
    Chief Justice of New Zealand

  • Address by The Honourable Justice William Young KNZM

Appointment of new Chief Justice

Full bio, Justice Helen Winkelmann
Prime Minister's media release, 17 December 2018
Justice Helen Winkelmann's statement, 17 December 2018

Form of Ceremony

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