Waiariki MP Te Ururoa Flavell has welcomed the appointment of Frances Eivers as the Eastern Bay of Plenty's newest family and district court judge.
'Frances not only brings with her extensive experience and knowledge of the law, but an understanding of things Maori and I'm sure she will be an asset to the people of the Eastern Bay, Waiariki and the country.”

Waiariki MP Te Ururoa Flavell says it's great for the region to have Frances Eivers appointed judge.

'I'm sure Frances will not only uphold the law in the Eastern Bay, but do it in a way that takes that community forward, after all Whakatane and Te Teko have been her home since she was a child so there's no doubt she really cares about that place and its people,” says Te Ururoa.
He also says it was truly great to see Frances follow in the footsteps of her mother Frances Jean Eivers who died recently.
'Frances' mother made a significant contribution to the Bay in other fields and I'm sure she will be proud of her daughter's latest milestone and her return home to help the community that she herself cared so much about,” says Te Ururoa.
Frances chose to have her swearing-in ceremony at Kokohinau Marae in Te Teko, rather than at the local courthouse.
The 50 year old mother of three and former student at Edgecumbe High School is a graduate of Auckland University's Law School. Over the years, she has worked as a lawyer for the diplomatic service and a criminal and family lawyer for the law firms Buddle Bentley Tweed and Osborne Gray in Whakatane and Ronayne Hollister-Jones in Tauranga.