Bail has been denied for an Auckland man, charged over injuries sustained by two young pedestrians in Manurewa last week.
He was arrested after a car ploughed into two girls as they walked along the footpath on Wordworth Rd on Thursday evening.
Police confirmed the car was speeding.
The girls, aged 8 and 11, were thrown into a nearby garden by the force of the impact.
Both were admitted to hospital, one into intensive care at Starship, but both were expected to recover.