David Shanks

{{Short description|New Zealand chief censor}}

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| order = 12th Chief Censor of New Zealand

| term_start = 8 May 2017

| term_end = 6 May 2022

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David Shanks is a New Zealand solicitor who served as the twelfth Chief Censor of New Zealand from 2017 to 2022, replacing the previous Chief Censor, Andrew Jack.{{cite web |url=https://www.classificationoffice.govt.nz/about-nz-classification/history-of-censorship-in-new-zealand/ |title=History of censorship in New Zealand |author= |publisher=Office of Film and Literature Classification |access-date=23 November 2020 |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020194144/https://www.classificationoffice.govt.nz/about-nz-classification/history-of-censorship-in-new-zealand/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/chief-censor-appointment |title=Chief Censor Appointment |date=10 April 2017 |website=beehive.govt.nz |publisher=New Zealand Government |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518002410/https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/chief-censor-appointment |archive-date=18 May 2017 |access-date=24 November 2020}}

On 8 May 2020, Shanks was reappointed for a two-year term{{cite web |url=https://www.dia.govt.nz/Appointments-to-Statutory-Bodies |title=Appointments to statutory bodies |publisher=Department of Internal Affairs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705040325/https://www.dia.govt.nz/Appointments-to-Statutory-Bodies |archive-date=5 July 2020 |access-date=24 November 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://governmentnews.co.nz/senior-appointments/shanks-reappointed-chief-censor/ |title=Shanks reappointed Chief Censor |date=11 May 2020 |website=governmentnews.co.nz |publisher=JSLmedia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123114220/https://governmentnews.co.nz/senior-appointments/shanks-reappointed-chief-censor/ |archive-date=23 November 2020 |access-date=24 November 2020}} concluding on 6 May 2022.{{cite web |url=https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2020-go1763 |title=Appointment to the Office of Film and Literature Classification |date=28 April 2020 |website=New Zealand Gazette |publisher=Department of Internal Affairs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123121605/https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2020-go1763 |archive-date=23 November 2020 |access-date=24 November 2020}} He was succeeded by Caroline Flora, the current Chief Censor of New Zealand, on 20 July 2022.{{Cite web |title=Appointment to the Office of Film and Literature Classification – 2022-go2397 – New Zealand Gazette |url=https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2022-go2397 |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=gazette.govt.nz}}