Rewiri appeared in the Tauranga District Court via audio-visual link on Friday morning, and was remanded in custody by Judge Christopher Harding until February 2, where he will appear alongside his co-accused.
An application for interim name suppression made by Rewiri's lawyer Charles Bean was declined.
Kuka, a 52-year-old father of four, was shot close to midnight on the evening of February 11, 2018 at a Gate Pa property.
Kuku was best known around Tauranga as a busker, but also enjoyed the art of carving, assisting his cousin to complete a carving for the Tauranga Boys' College wharenui.
