By - Northern AdvocateThe man accused of driving the car that smashed into a bench seat in Kaitaia's main street on January 12, killing 54-year-old Edward Waenga, then running off, has been denied bail. Bayley Te Kohu Karena Goodhue, 20, was further remanded in custody when he appeared before Judge Greg Davis in the Kaitaia District Court yesterday. No pleas were entered, counsel Doug Blaikie saying he had been assigned under legal aid the day before, and had not yet completed the discovery process. Mr Blaikie applied for bail, saying the defendant would live at his mother's address at Ahipara under a 24-hour curfew. Mr Waenga had been sitting on a bench outside Central Dairy in Commerce St, Kaitaia, about 1am when he was struck and killed by a car.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 26, 2017 19:24 UTC