The identity of the 24-year-old man accused of killing police officer Matthew Hunt remains a secret following an appeal by his lawyer.
The murder-accused was granted interim name suppression at his first appearance at Waitakere District Court on June 20, and sought to retain it in another court appearance last Friday.
He failed to convince Justice Geoffrey Venning to keep his name a secret, but was allowed to keep name suppression until 4pm on Monday in case there was an appeal.
Newshub was told an appeal has been lodged by the man's lawyer, meaning he will keep suppression until the appeal has been determined.
Hunt was tragically shot dead while carrying out a routine traffic stop in the west Auckland suburb of Massey on June 19. When Hunt approached the vehicle, a man got out armed with a firearm and fired multiple shots at Hunt and his colleague, killing him.
A 24-year-old was charged with murder over the incident, and was also charged with the attempted murder of Hunt's colleague and for dangerous driving causing injury.
He appeared in Auckland High Court last month alongside 30-year-old woman Natalie Bracken, who police allege was an accessory after the fact to the murder. She has also denied her charges.
The man's trial is due to go ahead in July 2021.
On July 30, the day her son would have been celebrating his 29th birthday, Matthew Hunt's mother Diane lodged a petition in Parliament to "offer a level of safety" to other officers.
The petition, on the Parliament website, calls on the House of Representatives to "urgently amend the Sentencing Act 2002 and Parole Act 2002 to automatically decline parole eligibility for offenders convicted of the murder of police officers".
In New Zealand, those convicted of murder are generally sentenced to life imprisonment. Under Section 103 of the Sentencing Act, this allows those who kill police officers to be eligible for parole after 10 years - something Hunt's grieving mother Diane wants changed.
The petition, which closes on September 1, has already garnered more than 30,000 signatures.
