Supreme Court ceremonial sitting livestream

Valedictory sitting in honour of the retirement of the Honourable Justice Susan Glazebrook

Timestamps:
Senior Courts Rōpū Waiata: 00:30
Speech of Chief Justice Winkelmann: 04:15
Presentation of the kākahu: 15:30
Speech of the Hon Judith Collins, Attorney-General: 22:20
Mr Frazer Barton, President of the New Zealand Law Society: 26:50
Speech of Paul David KC, NZ Bar Association: 32:10
Speech of Judge Robyn Tupman of the District Court of New South Wales: 40:15
Speech of Judge Venus Azizi, former member of the Court of Appeals and Judge of the General Criminal Court, Afghanistan: 53:45
Speech of Justice Glazebrook: 57:45

Supreme Court ceremonial sitting livestream

Ceremonial Sitting | 20 February 2026

Friday 20 February 2026 at 4:00pm

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