Name suppression for a Marlborough man convicted of 35 serious sexual, drug and objectionable image-related crimes will be lifted at noon on Friday.
The man, in his mid-60s, was found guilty in the High Court at Nelson last Thursday.
His lawyer Rob Harrison asked the judge to continue an interim name suppression order in place since his client first faced court in 2012.
The name suppression issue was taken to the Court of Appeal.
At the Court of Appeal in Wellington today, Mr Harrison argued publication of his client's name would cause extreme hardship for one of the man's "fragile" elderly relatives.