Pursuant to section 45(2) of the Senior Courts Act 2016, Her 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 Denis Kieran Clifford, High Court Judge

to be a Judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand, to take effect on 3 April 2017.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of March 2017.

Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, qc, Attorney-General.