A man accused of using a champagne flute to assault a fellow guest during a swank party at an Auckland mansion has lost his name suppression.
He is property developer Andrew Montgomerie.
The 53-year-old pleaded not guilty in April to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and has elected a trial by jury, which is set for June next year.
Police were called on April 16 to the Westmere residence, which years earlier had been crowned NZ Home & Entertaining Home of the Year. The Friday-night party was attended by several dozen of the city's property and financial elite.
Multiple police cars rushed to the normally quiet Rawene Ave that night, along with paramedics. A man was taken to Auckland City Hospital with critical injuries and underwent surgery, but was discharged within days of the incident.