The trial for a man accused of fatally stabbing a woman at a party will go ahead next year.
Roy Charles Mataki, of Upper Hutt, has been accused of murdering Sherena Williams, 24, who died a day after being stabbed on March 12
Today, he made a brief appearance in the High Court in Wellington.
Mataki was also charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Ms Williams' 19-year-old brother Damien after the attack in a car park near an apartment.
However, this charge was amended to wounding with reckless disregard for the safety of others at today's hearing.
