Interim name suppression has lapsed for a man accused of murder.
Asha Carden-Soole, 21, is accused of murdering 22-year-old Joshua Michael Louis Copestake at a Seaforth Rd property in Waihi Beach on January 3 or 4.
In the Tauranga High Court this morning Carden-Soole pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and unlawful possession of a firearm.
He appeared before Justice Anne Hinton via an audio-visual link from Springfield Prison.
Carden-Soole gestured to a small group of supporters in the public gallery of the courtroom at the beginning of his appearance today, saying "love you guys".
