Wealthy man granted permanent name suppression for child abuse material
Thursday 29 October 2026 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated In this story High Court, NZ Customs Service
A man from a wealthy New Zealand family has won a bid for permanent name suppression following his conviction for possessing extreme child sexual abuse material. Although the Crown argued that future partners had a right to know his identity, the court granted the request after he was sentenced to imprisonment last August.