On the day
Ceremony procedures
Please respect your fellow graduands and their guests. Do not leave the auditorium during the ceremony.
The ceremony procedure is as follows:
- Graduands will process into the Auditorium and to their seats. You will sit down, still wearing your trencher.
- At the start of the academic procession graduands will rise when the fanfare is sounded and remain standing for the New Zealand National Anthem.
- You may then take your seat and remove your trencher (it is not replaced until after your degree has been conferred).
- Once everyone is seated the Chancellor will then convene the ceremony for the conferment of degrees.
- Degrees are presented singly in the order in the programme. If you are carrying a posy leave it on the chair before walking to the stage.
- When your name is called:
- Walk across the stage to the Chancellor, shake his hand, take the degree/diploma certificate offered to you and don your trencher;
- Continue down the steps at the centre of the stage;
- Return to your seat.
- During the ceremony there will be a musical performance.
- After the presentations are completed, a speaker will address the audience.
- Please stand to sing Gaudeamus then remain standing as the Academic party leaves the Auditorium.
- Once the academic party is clear of the stage the Marshals will indicate for you to follow out into the foyer.