Convicted sex offender Daniel Livingstone back in court

Daniel Livingstone has pleaded not guilty to charges against him. Photo / Supplied via police

The convicted child sex offender accused of going on the run after cutting off his electronic monitoring bracelet has made an appearance at a court hearing this afternoon.

Daniel Livingstone appeared in the Hutt Valley District Court today, where he pleaded not guilty to charges relating to breaching the conditions of his release.

Today, Livingstone had a further charge laid against him by police.

The charge, was that Livingstone was found in a Lower Hutt building without reasonable excuse, while allegedly on the run earlier this month.

It is alleged Livingstone was on the run, after removing his electronic monitoring bracelet.

He was found at the Naenae shops in the Hutt Valley almost two days later, after police were called by a member of the public.

At today's hearing, Livingstone once again refused his right to a lawyer, instead opting to represent himself.

Judge I G Mills indicated the case was likely to go to a judge alone trial.

In 2006, Livingstone was jailed for eight years for abducting, raping and threatening to kill a 10-year-old girl.

He did not get parole and was released in 2014 when his sentence ended, but was subject to an electronic supervision order requiring him to wear a GPS monitoring anklet.

Livingstone was remanded in custody until his next appearance for a case review, via video link, on September 8.