Pursuant to sections 197(b) and 200(1) of the Employment Relations Act 2000, Her Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint

Joanna Curran Holden, barrister and solicitor

to be a Judge of the Employment Court commencing on 8 September 2017.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of August 2017.

Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, qc, Attorney-General.