The Chief Justice welcomes the Attorney-General’s announcement of the appointment of Auckland Barrister and Solicitor Brett Tantrum as a Judge of the High Court.
Justice Amokura Kawharu was sworn in as a Judge of Te Kōti Matua – High Court at the Auckland High Court on Monday 16 February. The ceremony was presided over by the Chief Justice.
Judges representing all courts were welcomed onto Te Whare Rūnanga on the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi celebrations last week, where the Chief Justice spoke from the mahau.
The Chief Justice, the Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann, today paid tribute on behalf of New Zealand’s judiciary to Master Anne Gertrude Shorland Gambrill CNZM, who passed away on 10 February 2026.
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