The accused man made his first court appearance on Thursday. Photo: RNZ
A 32-year-old man accused of kidnapping a woman on Auckland's North Shore has been given three days before his name is revealed.
Police say a gun was discharged at a property on Sunhaven Avenue in Beach Haven on Tuesday and the woman was forcibly put in a car.
The man is facing four separate charges, including kidnapping and using a shotgun to commit a burglary.
He made his first appearance in North Shore District Court on Thursday.
Judge Kirsten Lummis gave him 72 hours to contact his mother before his name is allowed to be published.
The man will reappear in two weeks to enter a plea.
A woman arrested in relation to the case also appeared in court this afternoon.
The 28-year-old faces three charges relating to methamphetamine and failing to carry out police obligations.
She appeared in the Auckland District Court in front of Judge Belinda Sellars.
She has been granted interim name suppression, and will appear again to enter a plea on 19 April.
