A prominent New Zealand entertainer who assaulted his ex-partner has been granted permanent name suppression and a discharge without conviction.
The man appeared for sentence in the Auckland District Court today on one charge of assault, which he promptly admitted last year.
During an argument with his ex-girlfriend the man kicked her in the thigh and struck her arm, leaving her with minor bruising.
Judge Philip Recordon said he wasn't convinced that naming the man would result in extreme hardship for him, but other grounds of his lawyer Jenny Verry's application were stronger.
"In my view publication of your name and details would cause undue hardship to the victim of the offence," the judge said.