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

Charles Stuart Blackie, retiring District Court Judge

to be an Acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction within New Zealand, and to exercise the criminal jurisdiction of the District Courts under Part 2A of the District Courts Act 1947, at such place or places and for such period or periods only as the Chief District Court Judge may fix, for a term of two years commencing on 22 January 2017; and

David Graham Mather, retiring District Court Judge

to be an Acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction within New Zealand, at such place or places and for such period or periods only as the Chief District Court Judge may fix, for a term of two years commencing on 4 March 2017.

Dated at Wellington this 31st day of October 2016.

Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, qc, Attorney-General.