Pursuant to section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947, His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint

Allan Christopher Roberts, retiring District Court Judge

to be an Acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand and to exercise the criminal jurisdiction of the District Courts under section 354(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, at such place or places and for such period or periods only as the Chief District Court Judge may fix, pursuant to section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947, for a term of two years commencing on 30 January 2016; and appoint

Sharon Elizabeth Couper McAuslan, retired District Court Judge

to be an Acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand and to exercise the criminal jurisdiction of the District Courts under section 354(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, at such place or places and for such period or periods only as the Chief District Court Judge may fix, pursuant to section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947, for a term of two years commencing on 4 April 2016.

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of December 2015.

Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, qc, Attorney-General.