Pania accused remanded in custody

The Pania of the Reef statue

The two people arrested over the disappearance of Napier's iconic Pania of the Reef statue have been remanded in custody.

Senior Sergeant Mike Wright said the 27-year-old man and 26-year-old woman appeared in Napier District Court this morning charged with theft.

They entered no plea and were remanded in custody to reappear before a judge at 10am on Monday.

Today's hearing was before JP Peter Gibson.

- NZPA