Pursuant to section 100 of the Senior Courts Act 2016, Her Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty The King, has been pleased to appoint

Simon James McKenzie Mount, one of His Majesty’s Counsel of Auckland,

a Judge of the High Court of New Zealand commencing on 1 June 2025.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of April 2025.

Hon JUDITH COLLINS kc, Attorney-General.