Pursuant to sections 5 and 5B of the District Courts Act 1947 and section 354(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint

Alisdair Simon Menzies, Acting District Court Judge

to be a District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction within New Zealand, and to conduct jury trials pursuant to section 354(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, commencing on 17 March 2015.

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:

Belinda Ruth Pidwell, Acting District Court Judge

to be a District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction within New Zealand and to exercise the jurisdiction of the Family Courts, commencing on 17 March 2015.

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of March 2015.

Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, qc, Attorney-General.