An Auckland man has been charged over a death threat to prominent broadcaster Mike Hosking.
Sinapati Tuugasala faces one charge of threatening to kill the Newstalk ZB host on August 26.
The accused, 60, appeared briefly in the Manukau District Court today.
He was remanded on bail without plea to September 21 by Community Magistrate Jan Holmes. He declined to comment when approached outside court.
![Sinapati Tuugasala was in Manukau District Court this morning. He faces one charge of threatening to kill broadcaster Mike Hosking.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/M2HMHJJ24DU3ZAVFJPDXJXLYAA.jpg?auth=4e7fb41f875f321603cac5ade981a33d6d4b4e2ca689ee6d389258fa76a42f39&width=16&height=21&quality=70&smart=true)