David Shanks was the twelfth

Chief Censor of New Zealand Censorship in New Zealand has been present since around 1850 and is currently managed by the Classification Office under the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993. Over the years, New Zealand has gone through many iterations o ...

. He was appointed on 8 May 2017 for a three-year term, replacing the previous Chief Censor Andrew Jack. On 8 May 2020 Shanks was reappointed for a two-year term concluding on 6 May 2022. He was succeeded by

Caroline Flora Caroline Flora is New Zealand's Chief Censor in the Office of Film and Literature Classification ( mi, Te Mana Whakaatu), also known as the Classification Office. She was appointed to the position in 2022. Flora grew up in Lower Hutt. She attende ...

, who is the current

, on 20 July 2022.

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