5 May 2021
R v D [2021] NZHC 994
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 994
- Court
- High Court
Permanent name suppression refused because the evidence did not establish undue hardship to victims to the required threshold and, in any event, prior publication of the defendant's name and related reports made meaningful suppression futile so discretion was exercised against suppression; application to permit in‑court photography was refused because victims' interests and likely distress outweighed the media's interest in photographic coverage.