A man who allegedly sparked a five-hour siege at an Auckland bank is to have a further assessment of his mental health before his next court appearance.
The 41-year-old had an interim name suppression order extended when he appeared in Auckland District Court this morning after his lawyer, Nicola Manning, asked for an independent assessment of a doctor's report on his mental health.
He is facing charges of unlawful possession of an air pistol, presenting the pistol at a person and unlawfully detaining a person following the incident at Westpac bank, Penrose, on June 17.
The man was remanded in custody by Judge David Harvey until July 16.
The incident started when a man allegedly entered the bank about 4.30pm and threatened to harm himself.
