No bail was sought for a 33-year-old man charged with unlawful possession of improvised explosive devices in an incident that cordoned off an area of Phillipstown on Tuesday.
The man, Jay Michael Harding-Reriti, appeared during the morning before a community magistrate at the Christchurch District Court, but the case was delayed to the afternoon to be considered by a judge.
Harding-Reriti entered no plea to charges of unlawful possession of a handheld improvised explosive device, unlawful possession of 45 .22 calibre rounds, unlawful possession of an improvised explosive device and detonator cord, unlawful possession of powergel explosive and detonator cord, and unlawful possession of offensive weapons in public – two knives and a credit card knife.
Defence counsel Andrew Bailey asked for a remand, and said an application for Harding-Reriti’s release on bail would be heard at his next appearance.
Judge Tom Gilbert remanded the man in custody to May 6 when he is expected to appear by video-link from the prison.
At the request of the police, a suppression order was imposed blocking publication of details apart from the remand, the man’s identity, and the details of the charges.
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