A man has denied causing the death of Rotorua man Neville Butler.
Carlos Uerata, 26, from Otorohanga, appeared before Justice Sarah Katz in the High Court at Rotorua today via audio visual link.
Through his lawyer, Scott Mills, who was appearing on instructions from Bill Lawson, Uerata entered a plea of not guilty to the manslaughter of Butler on September 26 last year by assaulting him and thereby committing manslaughter.
He elected trial by jury and did not apply for bail.