These Guidelines replace the Etiquette Guidelines for Counsel in Court that were issued in 2009, and set the expected standards of courtroom behaviour for the legal profession.
The report provides information about judges, about the role and responsibilities of the judicial branch of government, and about the work of the courts in 2025.
The Chief Justice, the Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann, today paid tribute on behalf of New Zealand’s judiciary to the Rt Hon Sir John Steele Henry KNZM PC KC, who passed away on Friday 24 July 2026.
The Chief Justice welcomes the Attorney-General’s announcement today of the appointment of Auckland Barrister and Solicitor Edward (Ed) Crook as a Judge of the High Court.
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