A 37-year-old charged with aggravated burglary, who allegedly waved a 400mm Japanese-style samurai sword at a couple and threatened one with a machete, was denied bail in Masterton District Court this week.
Police opposed the bail application.
Police allege on October 20 at 11pm Peter Douglas Tapine, presser, of Masterton and Jackson Huata, 47, unemployed of Masterton, arrived at the door of a Masterton house armed with a sword and robbed the couple residing there.
It is also alleged Huata shouted abuse, demanding money and, while doing so, Tapine swung a sword around.
The charge alleges the men robbed the Masterton couple of an AC/DC compact disc.