Pursuant to sections 10 and 5B of the District Courts Act 1947 and section 354(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, Her Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint

Gregory Charles Hollister-Jones, barrister and solicitor of Tauranga

to be an Acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction within New Zealand and to conduct jury trials for a period commencing on 5 April 2017 and expiring on 19 March 2019.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of February 2017.

Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, qc, Attorney-General.