Pursuant to section 45 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 Mark Leslie Smith Cooper, a Judge of the Court of Appeal

to be President of the Court of Appeal, to take effect on the 26th day of April 2022.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of April 2022.

Hon DAVID PARKER, Attorney-General.