Pursuant to section 57 of the Judicature Act 1908, His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand, in the name and on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen, has been pleased to appoint

The Honourable Helen Diana Winkelmann, Chief High Court Judge

to be a Judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand, to take effect on 1 June 2015.

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of March 2015.

Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, Attorney-General.