District and Environment Court Judge Appointed Pursuant to section 5 of the District Courts Act 1947, and section 250 of the Resource Management Act 1991, His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint Robert Gordon Whiting, barrister and solicitor of Whangarei to be a District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction within New Zealand, and to be an Environment Judge of the Environment Court. Dated at Wellington this 26th day of June 1997. PAUL EAST, for Minister of Justice.