Pursuant to section 5 of the District Courts Act 1947, and section 250 of the Resource Management Act 1991,
Her Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint
Laurence John Newhook, barrister and solicitor of Auckland
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 19th day of June 2001.
PHIL GOFF, Minister of Justice.