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 Her Majesty The Queen, has been pleased to appoint

Owen Godfrey Paulsen, Lord Chief Justice of the Kingdom of Tonga

an Associate Judge of the High Court commencing on 1 August 2019.

Dated at Wellington this 1st day of August 2019.

Hon DAVID PARKER, Attorney-General.