Pursuant to sections 5 and 28B of the District Courts Act 1947, His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint
Raoul Edwin Neave, barrister, of Christchurch
to be a District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand, and to exercise the criminal jurisdiction of the District Courts under Part 2A of the District Courts Act 1947 on and from 7 November 2007.
Dated at Wellington this 15th day of October 2007.
MICHAEL CULLEN, Attorney-General.