Pursuant to section 66 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 John Stephen Kós, President of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand

a Judge of the Supreme Court, to take effect on the 22nd day of April 2022.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of April 2022.

Hon DAVID PARKER, Attorney-General.