Victoria University of Wellington
University of Waikato(1)
All have a front neckband of black material with a fine piping of gold cord in the centre. The hoods were formerly all to be made of grosgrain, lined with satin.
Chancellor
Robe: black Cambridge doctors’ full dress pattern, with lining of gold satin, and gold button and cord just above the sleeves which are also lined with gold satin, and the Coat of Arms of the University just above the gold button on the shoulder.
Cap: black Tudor bonnet with gold cord and tassel.
Pro-Chancellor
Robe: black, with lining of gold satin, and gold button and cord just above the sleeves which are lined with black satin.
Cap: black Tudor bonnet with gold cord and tassel.
Vice-Chancellor
Robe: black, with lining of gold satin, and gold button and cord just above the sleeves which are also lined with gold satin, and the Coat of Arms of the University just above the gold button on the shoulder.
Cap: black Tudor bonnet with gold cord and tassel.
Registrar
Robe: black, with lining of gold satin, and gold button and cord just above the sleeves which are lined with black satin, and the Coat of Arms of the University just above the gold button on the shoulder.
Cap: black Tudor bonnet with gold cord and tassel.
Honorary Doctors
Gown: as for the Cambridge Master of Arts, of crimson cloth.
Hood: gold, with gold lining (as for a master)
Cap: black Tudor bonnet with gold cord and tassel.
Doctors
of Science and Literature
Gown: as for the Cambridge Master of Arts, of crimson cloth.
Hood: crimson, with crimson lining
Cap: black Tudor bonnet with gold cord and tassel.
Doctors
of Philosophy(2)
Gown: as for the Cambridge Master of Arts, of maroon cloth.(3)
Hood: crimson, with crimson lining.
Cap: black Tudor bonnet with gold cord and tassel. Alternatively, those who graduated before 1992 may wear a black cloth trencher with black tassel.
Masters
of Philosophy
Gown: as for the Cambridge Master of Arts.
Hood: crimson, with crimson lining
Cap: black cloth trencher with black tassel.
Masters
Gown: as for the Cambridge Master of Arts.
Hood: gold, with gold lining
Cap: black cloth trencher with black tassel.
Bachelors
with Honours
Gown: as for the Cambridge Bachelor of Arts.
Hood: black, with gold lining and 50mm gold edge.
Cap: black cloth trencher with black tassel.
Used by BscocSc(Hons), BA(Hons), BEd(Hons), BTchg(Hons), LLB(Hons), BSc(Hons), BLS(Hons), BMus(Hons), BCS(Hons), BEcon(Hons).
Bachelors
Gown: as for the Cambridge Bachelor of Arts.
Hood: black, with gold lining. Crimson lining for BPhil.
Cap: black cloth trencher with black tassel.
Diplomates and holders of Certificates
Gown: none.
Hood: none.
Cap: none.
Undergraduates
Gown: knee-length black stuff, sleeve edged with gold.
Hood: small black.
(1)Derived in part from the material published in the university Calendar. Letter from Sara Young, Graduation Administrator, University of Waikato, dated 25 June 1996.
(2)Abbrevaited as PhD, DPhil was used to 1996.
(3)A reddish purple.