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1 December
Retired High Court judge Sir John Hansen will be the new Legal Services Agency board chair. The other new appointee will be Wellington company director John Spencer. They will join existing board members Jane Huria and Ross Tanner, who were appointed in September.
13 November
Hon Justice Hugh Williams QC has been appointed by the Governor-General as President of the Electoral Commission for a term of two years, Justice Minister Simon Power announced.
29 October
Tauranga solicitor Frances Jean Eivers has been appointed a District
Court Judge with a Family Court warrant, Attorney-General Christopher
Finlayson has announced.
Ms Eivers has been with various law firms since 1985 and she is a founding member of Te Huinga Roia (Maori Law Society). She is a member of the Family
Law Section Executive. Her Tribal affiliation is Ngati Maniapoto
but she was born and brought up in Te Teko in the Eastern Bay
of Plenty.
Presently Ms Eivers works in family law.
She will be sworn in at Whakatane on Friday 27 November and will sit in Manukau.
19 September
Auckland High Court Judge Hon Justice Helen Winkelmann has been appointed Chief High Court Judge to replace Hon Justice Anthony Randerson when he joins the bench of the Court of Appeal next year, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson has announced.
Mr Finlayson also announced the appointment of Wellington lawyer Rebecca Ellis as a Judge of the High Court.
Justice Randerson's appointment as a Judge of the Court of Appeal will take effect from 1 February 2010, when Justice Winkelmann's appointment as Chief High Court Judge will also take effect.Justice Winkelmann will be only the second woman to head the High Court. The current Chief Justice, Dame Sian Elias, headed the High Court until the establishment of the Supreme Court in 2004.
Justice Ellis's appointment will take effect on 1 November
2009 and she will sit in Auckland.
11 September
The Minister of Maori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples has sworn in the new Chief Judge of the Maori Land Court, Chief Judge Wilson Whare Isaac, at a ceremony at Pakirikiri Marae, Tokomaru Bay.
2 August
The National party board of directors has elected Auckland businessman Peter Goodfellow as their new president.
Mr Goodfellow takes over from Judy Kirk who held the post for seven years. He says he is honoured to have been elected and is looking forward to carrying on the great work undertaken by Mrs Kirk.
7 July
Judge Mark Perkins has been appointed a temporary Judge of the Employment Court for a term of two years from 29 June 2009, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson has announced.
Judge Perkins was appointed to the bench of the District Court on 16 July 1999. He was an experienced practitioner in employment law before his appointment and has previously served as a temporary Judge of the Employment Court for a term of 12 months from 1 July 2006.
16 June
National MPs have gathered to elect a new senior whip to replace Otaki MP Nathan Guy who was promoted to a minister outside Cabinet yesterday replacing Dr Worth.
National MPs promoted junior whip Napier MP Chris Tremain into Mr Nathan’s spot and elected Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew as the new junior whip.
16 June
Two new MPs have been sworn into Parliament, one for each of the major parties.
Dr Cam Calder, an Auckland dentist, has entered Parliament as the next onNational's list following Richard Worth's resignation.
David Shearer, a former UN aid worker, has retained the Mt Albert electorate for Labour in the by-election held on June 13. Helen Clark vacated the seat when she retired from Parliament to take up a position with the UN.
30 May
The Green party has elected Metiria Turei as its new female co-leader at the Green Party’s AGM in Dunedin. Mrs Turei replaces the long-serving Jeanette Fitzsimons who has stepped down after 14 years in the position.
The new appointee will share leadership responsibility of the Green Party with male Co-Leader Russel Norman.
14 May
Career diplomat Mark Ramsden will be New Zealand’s new High Commissioner to the Solomon Islands, Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced.
Mr Ramsden currently holds a senior position at NZAID, working on Pacific regional growth and governance issues.
He takes up his appointment in September, replacing Deborah Panckhurst, who is returning to Wellington.
12 May
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has announced the appointment of former head of Winz (now Work and Income) Christine Rankin, and Bruce Pilbrow, chief executive of the advice service Parents Inc, as commissioners to the Families Commission.
17 April
Social Development and Employment Minister Paula Bennett has appointed child care and protection expert John Angus as the interim Children's Commissioner for six months until a permanent appointment is made.
Mr Angus was previously a front-line social worker and senior public servant.He takes on the role on May 2.
7 April
State Services Minister Tony Ryall has announced the appointment of Mr John Ombler to the position of Deputy State Services Commissioner at the State Services Commission.
John Ombler has been acting Deputy State Services Commissioner since 1 July 2008.
In addition to his role as Deputy State Services Commissioner, John Ombler will continue to lead the Corporate Services branch of the Commission, a position he has held since 2007.
Mr Ombler's new term commenced on 6 April 2009.
7 April
Retiring National Party president Judy Kirk has been appointed to chair the board of the New Zealand Lotteries Commission.
Minister of Internal Affairs Richard Worth has announced the appointment of Ms Kirk to a three-year term on the board, effective from 1 May 2009.
7 April
Appointments to the boards of State Owned Enterprises have been announced by State Owned Enterprises Minister Simon Power.
"I intend to offer 22 new appointments, one elevation of a deputy chair to chair, three elevations of a director to deputy chair, and 20 reappointments," Mr Power said.
For a full list of appointments and reappointment click here.
31 March
ACC Minister Nick Smith has announced a reconfigured ACC board with the appointment of four new board members in addition to the new chair, John Judge.
The reconfigured Board of ACC is
John Judge (chair); Peter Neilson (deputy chair);
Marie Bismark (reappointed);
Philippa Dunphy (reappointed); and new members
Rob Campbell;
Murray Hilder;
Jane Huria and
John McCliskie.
19 March
Career diplomat Bede Corry will be New Zealand’s next ambassador to Thailand, Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced.
Mr Corry will also be accredited to as New Zealand’s ambassador to Cambodia, Laos, and Burma.
He takes up his posting in August, replacing Brook Barrington, who is returning to Wellington.
March 19
New Zealand’s next ambassador to Russia will be career diplomat Ian Hill, Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced.
Mr Hill will also be accredited to Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
Mr Hill will take up his post in early August, replacing Chris Elder who is returning to Wellington.
19 March
Silver Fern Farms’ chief executive, Keith Cooper has been appointed to the boards of Meat & Wool New Zealand and the New Zealand Meat Board.
Keith Cooper was nominated by the Meat Industry Association to be one of two industry representatives on the boards. He replaces Alliance Group chair, Owen Poole, who resigned at the end of last year.
16 March
Commerce Minister Simon Power has announced the appointment of Dr Mark Berry as chair to the Commerce Commission.
Dr Berry, a specialist in competition law and economic regulation, has previously been a deputy chair of the Commission between 1999 and 2001.
Dr Berry will take over as Chair on 1 April, with Paula Rebstock’s term expiring on 31 March.
10 March
The Health Minister, Tony Ryall has announced the appointment of Paul Menzies as the new chair of Southland District Health Board.
9 March
ACC Minister Nick Smith has announced the appointment of former Ernst & Young Chief Executive John Judge as the new chair of the board of ACC replacing Ross Wilson.
2 March
Andrew Little has been named as the new president of the NZ Labour Party. Mr Little was elected unopposed in a NZ Council by-election following the resignation of outgoing president Mike Williams.
Mr Little has been national secretary of the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union, New Zealand’s largest private sector trade union, since August 2000.
3 February
Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson has announced the appointment of Rob Osborne as a temporary Associate Judge of the High Court, for a period of 12 months from 29 January 2009.
The new Associate Judge will sit in Christchurch.
28 January
Paul Gestro has been appointed as New Zealand Trade and Enterprise's
director East Americas and consul general New York.
Based in New York, Mr Gestro will be responsible for NZTE's
operations and personnel in East America including offices in
New York and Washington D.C., while also managing consular services
in the region.
For the past four years Mr Gestro has been based in Singapore
as NZTE's regional manager for Investment New Zealand and ICT
in South and South East Asia.
Claire Eeles has been appointed as director West Americas and
Consul General Canada. Ms Eeles joins NZTE from Restoration Hardware, a NZ$1B San Francisco-based,
furnishings retailer
where she was senior vice-president/general manager. For the past three years Claire has also been
an advisor on NZTE's North American Beachheads programme.
Pat English has been appointed as the new trade commissioner
in Guangzhou, China.
Mr English has more than 12 years experience with New Zealand
Trade and Enterprise, most recently as China Market Manager.
14 January
Diversified rail and tourism operator KiwiRail Group has appointed Auckland businessman Jim Quinn as its new Group Chief Executive, the company Chairman Jim Bolger confirmed today.
Mr Quinn is currently Chief Executive Officer of Express Couriers Limited, a joint venture between New Zealand Post and DHL. He will take up his appointment from 1 March 2009.
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