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Earl William Opetaia in the High Court at Auckland.
Photo: RNZ / Jordan Bond
Earl William Opetaia, who was Child, Youth and Family-approved carer, is four days into an expected six week trial at Auckland High Court.
He still faces 27 charges, including sexual violation, indecency with boys aged between 12 and 16, drug supply and threatening to kill.
The Crown Prosecutor Henry Steele informed the judge he would not be offering any evidence in relation to six charges, and they were dismissed.
Justice Gault told the jury they should remove those charges from their minds, and only consider the evidence presented from here on.
Auckland iwi Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei are exhibiting a united front against cross-claims about policy settlements by the Crown.
About 300 Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei iwi members marched from Ōrākei Marae to the Auckland High Court on 9 February, 2021.
Photo: RNZ / Te Aorewa Rolleston
This is in response to overlapping treaty redresses which have left some iwi battling against one another.
Before sunrise this morning, about 300 Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei iwi members departed Ōrākei Marae on a 7km hīkoi to the Auckland High Court.
Iwi members marched along Tamaki Drive along the Auckland waterfront, waving flags, chanting haka and singing waiata.
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