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
John Jerome Marie Hassan, solicitor of Wellington
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 commencing on 31 January 2014.
Dated at Wellington this 19th day of November 2013.
HON CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, QC, Attorney-General.