Announcements

Title	Date
Media Statement: Chief Justice announces judicial appointments and retirement (PDF, 508 KB)	19 December 2024
Media Statement: Te Kura Kaiwhakawā \| Institute of Judicial Studies has published the Criminal Jury Trials Bench Book (PDF, 177 KB)	25 November 2024
Media Statement: Chief Justice announces acting warrant extensions of three High Court judges (PDF, 336 KB)	14 November 2024
Media Statement: Chief Justice welcomes new appointments to senior courts(PDF, 504 KB)	25 October 2024
Media Statement: Chief Justice pays tribute to Kīngi Tūheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII(PDF, 339 KB)	30 August 2024
Media Statement: Chief Justice’s Annual Report 2023 released today	27 August 2024
Media Statement: Hon Justice Francis Cooke announces change to Rules Committee rules about costs awards for successful litigants-in-person(PDF, 1008 KB)	8 July 2024
Media Statement: Chief Justice pays tribute to the Hon John Laurenson CNZM KC(PDF, 578 KB)	10 July 2024
Media Statement: Chief Justice welcomes High Court appointment and Court of Appeal acting judge (PDF, 492 KB)	14 June 2024
Media Statement: Chief Justice announces release of terms and conditions of judicial appointment (PDF, 495 KB)	30 April 2024
Media Statement: Chief Justice announces judicial appointments and retirement(PDF, 506 KB)	19 April 2024
Media Statement: Supreme Court to sit in Christchurch(PDF, 401 KB)	28 February 2024
Media Statement: Chief Justice announces the appointment of two acting Court of Appeal judges (PDF, 336 KB)	14 February 2024
Media Release: Chief Justice welcomes High Court Judge appointment (PDF, 490 KB)	02 February 2024
Media Release: Chief Justice welcomes High Court Judge appointment (PDF, 491 KB)	26 January 2024
Media Statement: Chief Justice pays tribute to Sir Michael Hardie Boys (PDF, 536 KB)	30 December 2023
Media Release: Chief Justice welcomes the Attorney General's announcement of six judicial appointments (PDF, 512 KB)	20 December 2023
Media Release: Chief Justice announces appointment of Justice O'Regan as an acting judge of the Supreme Court (PDF, 357 KB)	14 December 2023
Media Release: Judiciary publishes guidelines for use of generative articial intelligence in Courts and Tribunals (PDF, 426 KB)	7 December 2023
Statement to the Profession: Temporary closure of High Court and District Court at Napier	19 October 2023
Media Statement: Responding to misconceptions about sexual offending (PDF, 179 KB)	24 August 2023
Media Statement: Chief Justice welcomes High Court appointment (PDF, 496 KB)	22 August 2023
Media Statement: Court operating protocols withdrawn; jury trial guidelines modified (PDF, 331 KB)	21 August 2023
Media Statement: Review of COVID-19 court operating protocols (PDF, 334 KB)	14 August 2023
Media Statement: Chief Justice welcomes High Court appointment (PDF, 494 KB)	14 August 2023
Media Statement: Chief Justice welcomes High Court appointment (PDF, 498 KB)	9 August 2023
Media Statement: Chief Justice announces the appointment of Justice Anne Hinton as an acting Judge of the High Court (PDF, 331 KB)	25 July 2023
English Media Statement: Chief Justice welcomes Judge Caren Fox's appointment as Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court (PDF, 401KB)	20 July 2023
Te Reo Media Statement: Chief Justice welcomes Judge Caren Fox's appointment as Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court (PDF, 396 KB)	20 July 2023
Chief Justice's statement following the death of The Hon Sir David Tompkins (PDF, 265 KB)	5 July 2023
Media Statement: Chief Justice issues Supreme Court submissions practice note (PDF, 265 KB)	5 July 2023
Media Statement: Chief Justice announces acting judges appointments (PDF, 497 KB)	16 May 2023
Media Statement: Chief Justice welcomes High Court appointment (PDF, 497 KB)	10 May 2023
Media Statement: Chief Justice pays tribute to Hon Simon France (PDF, 1.1 MB)	11 April 2023
Media Statement: Chief Justice welcomes High Court appointments (PDF, 507 KB)	6 April 2023
Chief Justice launches Digital Strategy for Courts of New Zealand (PDF, 484 KB)	31 March 2023
Chief High Court Judge: Notification of changes to the commercial panel (PDF, 118 KB)	22 March 2023
Media Statement: Chief Justice announces Court of Appeal judge retirement, new appointments (PDF, 511 KB)	17 March 2023
Letter Chief Justice: Request for feedback on Supreme Court Submissions Partice Note 2021 (PDF, 326 KB)	16 March 2023
Media Statement Chief Justice: Jury trials deferred in Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay (PDF, 380 KB)	23 February 2023
Media Statement Chief Justice: Supreme Court to sit in Christchurch (PDF, 327 KB)	21 February 2023
Chief Justice to profession: Update on Cyclone Gabrielle (PDF, 848 KB)	19 February 2023
Chief Justice: Open letter to the profession - Cyclone Gabrielle (PDF, 422 KB)	17 February 2023
Update: High Court jury trial in Whangārei deferred until Thursday 16 February (PDF, 389 KB)	14 February 2023
Media Statement Chief Justice: Court Operations from 13 February (PDF, 486 KB)	12 February 2023
Update: Chief District Court Judge extends Local Solutions Framework in Auckland (PDF, 71 KB)	10 February 2023
Media Statement Chief District Court Judge Heemi Taumaunu - Auckland District Court (PDF, 152 KB)	2 February 2023
Media Statement Chief District Court Judge Heemi Taumaunu - Local Solutions Framework lifted in Northland from 7 February (PDF, 152 KB)	2 February 2023
Media Statement Chief District Court Judge Heemi Taumaunu - Court operations in Northland (PDF, 151 KB) and Appendix - Local Solution Framework for Auckland Metro Courts and Northland Courts (PDF, 113 KB)	31 January 2023
Media Statement Chief Justice: Court operations in Auckland for 31 January to 3 February 2023 (PDF, 486 KB) and attachment (Local Solution Framework - impacts of state of emergency for the Auckland metro courts (PDF, 203 KB)	30 January 2023
Media statement : Chief Justice announces appointment of three acting judges (PDF, 337 KB)	13 December 2022
Media Statement : Chief Justice pays tribute to John Fogerty KC (PDF, 621 KB)	12 December 2022
Media Statement : Chief Justice welcomes new High Court appointment (PDF, 499 KB)	2 December 2022
Media Statement - Access to Civil Justice Report (PDF, 966 KB)	23 November 2022
Office of the Chief Coroner - Media Statement: Tributes for New Zealand's First Chief Coroner (PDF, 155 KB)	20 November 2022
Chief Justice welcomes High Court appointments	14 November 2022
Chief Justice's Statement following the death of Sir Ian Barker KC	11 November 2022
Court Operations from 11 November 2022 - Media Release	11 November 2022
Court Operations from 11 November - Letter to the Profession	11 November 2022
Chief Justice's Media Statement: Appointment of Hon Justice Clifford as Acting Judge	1 November 2022
Chief Justice's Statement to the profession: Court arrangements Friday 28 October 2022 (PDF, 662 KB)	26 October 2022
Chief Justice's Statement to the profession: Expiration of Epidemic Notice - impact on Court Operations (PDF, 547 KB)	19 October 2022
Operation of Courts following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (PDF, 373 KB)	9 September 2022
Media Statement Chief Justice: condolence on the death of Queen Elizabeth II (PDF, 307 KB)	9 September 2022
Media Release Judiciary seeks feedback on vision for future of technology in Courts and Tribunals (PDF, 357 KB)	6 September 2022
2021 - High Court Annual Review (PDF, 590 KB)	1 September 2022
Media Statement Chief Justice: Supreme Court to sit in Auckland (PDF, 332 KB)	11 July 2022
Chief Justice welcomes Court of Appeal and High Court appointments (PDF, 482 KB)	1 June 2022
Media Release: Submissions for Supreme Court appeal hearings now published on Courts of NZ website (PDF, 285 KB)	20 April 2022
Chief Justice welcomes new appointments to senior courts (PDF, 645 KB)	8 April 2022
Chief Justice Winkelmann: Protest actions impact on High Court and Court of Appeal operations in Wellington (PDF, 465 KB)	18 February 2022
Media Statement Supreme Court Submissions publication (PDF, 394 KB)	24 November 2021
Media Statement Chief Justice: announcement Acting Judge Court of Appeal - Hon Robert Dobson; Acting Judge High Court - Hon Paul Davison (PDF, 140 KB)	2 November 2021
Media Statement Chief Justice: Supreme Court will not be sitting in Auckland as planned in the week of 15 November 2021 (PDF, 322 KB)	27 October 2021
"A life of exceptional public service" Chief Justice pays tribute to Sir Noel Anderson (PDF, 170 KB)	14 October 2021
Media Release: The Chief Justice and Te Aka Matua o te Ture \| Law Commission welcome the recent appointment by the Minister of Justice of Justice Christian Whata as a Law Commissioner	3 September 2021
Media statement: Justice Susan Glazebrook, President IAWJ, calls on the NZ Government to assist providing safe passage and refuge for 250 Afghan women judges and their families (PDF, 306 KB)	17 August 2021
Media statement new Protocols for Remote Participation and Remote viewing in Senior Court hearings (PDF, 283 KB)	29 July 2021
Media statement Chief Justice: Supreme Court to sit for a week in Auckland in November 2021 (PDF, 312 KB)	23 July 2021
2020 High Court Annual Review (PDF, 702 KB)	28 June 2021
Media statement Chief Justice: Interim Guidance - Wearing Taonga in all Courts (pdf, 431 KB)	25 May 2021
Media statement Chief Justice announcing the appointment of three acting judges of the High Court (pdf, 320 KB)	18 December 2020
Notification of changes to the commercial panel (pdf, 132 KB)	14 December 2020
Media statement: File and Pay; lodge court documents and payments electronically (pdf, 158 KB)	28 October 2020
Media release Supreme Court - Electronic document protocols (pdf, 251 KB)
AG announces appointment of Associate Judge Sussock	10 Sept 2020
Report from the High Court 2019 - the Year in Review	28 May 2020
Press release Chief Justice: Justice Susan Thomas to become CHCJ; appointment Associate Judge Dani Lee Gardiner	2 April 2020
COVID-19: Information for people attending court	19 March 2020
AG announces appointment of High Court Judge: Justice Gwyn	25 July 2019
AG announces appointment of Associate High Court Judge: Associate Judge Paulsen	25 July 2019
AG announces appointment of High Court Judge: Justice Jan‑Marie Doogue	8 July 2019
Changes to the distribution of High Court judgments to media and legal publishers	1 July 2019
Appointment of Acting Judges of the Court of Appeal: Hon Justice Stevens and Hon Justice Wild	3 May 2019
AG: Hon Justice Joe Williams appointed a Supreme Court Judge and Hon Justice Goddard appointed Judge of the Court of Appeal	2 May 2019
AG: Appointment of Judge of the High Court: Hon Justice Tracey Walker	18 April 2019
Press Release Notification of new assignments to the commercial panel	8 April 2019
Media Statement Pōwhiri and Swearing in Ceremonial Sitting: new Chief Justice Dame Helen Winkelmann	12 March 2019
AG: Justice Patricia Courtney appointed Judge of the Court of Appeal	14 February 2019
Appointment of new Chief Justice: Hon Justice Helen Winkelmann	17 December 2018
Hon David Parker: Appointment of Associate Judge of the High Court: Associate Judge Lester	13 December 2018
Hon David Parker: Appointments of Judges of the High Court: Hon Justice Osborne and Hon Justice Gault	6 December 2018
Chief Justice's statement regarding the death of Sir Thomas Eichelbaum	1 November 2018
Pacific Judicial Strengthening Intitiative: 3rd Chief Justices' Leadership Forum	17 April 2018
Chief Justice: Press statement regarding Criminal Bar Association survey	24 March 2018
Press statement: Hon Justice Geoffrey Venning	1 March 2018
Supreme Court Judges adopt new ceremonial robes	25 October 2017
Press summary: Commercial Panel of the High Court	1 September 2017
Commencement of the Senior Courts Act 2016	1 March 2017
Hamlyn Lecture poster	7 November 2016
Press release: New In-Court Media Coverage Guidelines	23 March 2016
Correctly addressing parties of Asian descent	11 December 2015
Report on in-court media coverage	20 July 2015