Double murder accused Chris Kahui has been released on bail to a location outside the greater Auckland area.
Kahui, accused of murdering his three-month-old twin sons Cru and Chris last year, is due to stand trial on April 14. The trial is expected to last six weeks.
Kahui
was last month granted bail, but with strict conditions, including living outside of Auckland and having a 24 hour curfew.
Lawyer Lorraine Smith and her husband collected Kahui from Auckland's Mt Eden Prison at 9am today to drive him to an address where he must live until his trial.
The location of the home and the name of its occupants are suppressed.
Mrs Smith told NZPA Kahui was "sitting in the back of the car, very pleased and looking at everything that is green and beautiful".
Today marked a fresh start for Kahui who was keen to put previous bail breaches behind him, she said.
"He's paid a heavy penalty for those breaches."
Kahui was first bailed in November 2006 to an address outside Auckland but had his address changed to one inside greater Auckland this year.
This year he breached his bail three times.
On the first occasion he failed to report to a police once, saying he thought it was Queen's Birthday and the station would be closed.
The second occasion he didn't respond to an early morning police knock on the door, saying he was asleep.
He was arrested on the third occasion after drinking alcohol and having contact with children when his caregiver was absent at a gathering on August 23, the day after he was committed to trial.
Five days later Judge James Rota remanded him in custody.
Mrs Smith will appear in court on Wednesday to confirm the date of the trial.
- NZPA
