An actor alleged to have engineered his own shooting by police in July was today remanded on further bail until next year for a sentence indication hearing.
Rob Mokaraka, 36, faces four charges in connection with an incident outside his Auckland home in July.
His case was back in Auckland District Court this afternoon, when he made a brief appearance and was remanded until February 23 for a hearing expected to take two hours.
A date in January was initially suggested, but defence lawyer Paul Dacre told the court that Mokaraka faced further surgery either later this year or early next year, followed by rehabilitation.
Mokaraka faces four charges: threatening to kill, possession of an imitation firearm to resist arrest, possession of an offensive weapon and assault with a weapon.
He has not entered pleas to the charges, which followed a confrontation in the inner suburb of Pt Chevalier on July 27.
Police say Mokaraka rang 111 to notify them of an armed, agitated man in the area, and then dressed up as the man.
When officers arrived at the scene, he allegedly advanced on them carrying a meat cleaver and two knives, before he was shot once in the chest.
He was taken to hospital, where he underwent a three-hour operation to remove the bullet.
Last month in a newspaper interview, Mokaraka denied that the incident resulted from a custody battle over his child or a perceived lack of work as an actor, but instead blamed his battle with depression.
In a pre-trial sentence indication hearing, the judge gives a defendant an indication of the likely sentence if he or she pleaded guilty at that time.
Early guilty pleas are regarded as meriting a discount when it comes to sentencing.
