A man who is alleged to be one of the country's largest fraudsters is fighting to keep his name quiet.
The 54-year-old company director is facing 62 fraud charges totalling $47.8 million and was granted name suppression when he appeared in the Auckland District Court last week.
That order was due to expire at 5pm today but the Serious Fraud Office, which laid the charges against the man, said an application would be filed for the name suppression order to continue.
That would be heard in the court next week and until then the man's name or identifying details could not be published.
The man was charged in relation to allegations concerning multiple mortgages.
