An elder at Waitangi's Te Tii Marae has appeared in court following an alleged domestic violence incident over the weekend.
Kingi Eruera Taurua was remanded without plea until June 24 when he appeared in Kaikohe District Court on Tuesday charged with common assault.
He was bailed to a pensioner flat in Mangere, Auckland, with the only condition that he not initiate violence against the victim.