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A prominent Whakatane man pleaded not guilty in Tauranga District Court today to a charge of assault on a female.
Judge Peter Rollo imposed interim suppression on the defendant's name and occupation.
A hearing has been set down in Tauranga before a visiting judge on September 25.
The middle-aged man has been remanded on bail under strict non-contact and residential conditions.
He allegedly committed the assault on June 30.
- NZPA
