Pursuant to section 5 of the District Courts Act 1947, and section 5(1) of the Family Courts Act 1980, His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint
Michael Bernard Tonks Turner, barrister of Blenheim
to be a District Court Judge, to exercise civil and
criminal jurisdiction within New Zealand, and to exercise the jurisdiction of the Family Courts on and from 26 July 2011.
Dated at Wellington this 12th day of July 2011.
HON CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, Attorney-General.