Pursuant to sections 5 and 5B of the District Courts Act 1947 and section 354(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint

Warren Paul Cathcart, acting District Court Judge

to be a District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction within New Zealand and to conduct jury trials, commencing on 12 July 2016.

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of July 2016.

Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, qc, Attorney-General.