A man has pleaded not guilty to charges laid after an early morning police raid on a central Auckland apartment block yesterday.
The 56-year-old, who is accused of possession of a methamphetamine pipe and of a non-operational 1917 Luger pistol, was granted interim name suppression at a hearing at Auckland District Court this morning.
Wearing black jeans and a leather jacket, the man, whose occupation is listed on court documents as manager, was supported at the hearing by his female partner.
The man was granted police bail yesterday morning following his arrest at the Artizanz Apartments building in Newton and watched from the public gallery later in the day as his lawyer applied for interim name suppression.
Judge Nicola Mathers declined, but the man's lawyer, Mark Ryan, appealed against the decision.