Three people arrested in Gore over an assault in the Central Otago town of Clyde are now due before the Gore District Court on Wednesday 9 December, according to the Otago Daily Times.
The two men, aged 39 and 41, and a 40-year-old woman had been expected in court this Wednesday, 4 November. The ODT's report that day instead gave 9 December as the next appearance. The newspaper did not name the three, report any pleas, or say whether a judge had dealt with the matter in person or on the papers.
Between them the three face one charge of injuring with intent to injure and two of assault with intent to injure, police said when they announced the arrests on 30 October.
The charges relate to an incident at about 11.50pm on Saturday 24 October in Sunderland Street, Clyde's historic main street, where police say three people were assaulted. All three had minor injuries and, according to the ODT, police described them as "understandably shaken".
The arrests were made in Gore on Thursday 29 October, five days after the incident. Police have not explained the Gore connection, and nothing has been published about where the accused live.
Police are still asking for help with the investigation. They want to hear from anyone who was in or near Sunderland Street in the half hour before midnight that Saturday, which fell on Labour Weekend, and from anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage from the area.
The case is one of several across the Southern police district in which officers have appealed for footage in the past fortnight, alongside the alleged serious assault at the Balclutha Motor Camp on 1 November and a run of Subaru thefts in Otago.
The Gore District Court sits on scheduled days, with judges travelling from Invercargill and Dunedin, and hears matters from across Eastern and Northern Southland.
The Herald has no information about any name suppression and is not naming the accused. None of the three has been convicted of anything, and the allegations will be tested in court.
Anyone with information about the Clyde incident can ring police on 105 or report online, quoting file 261025/0663. Crime Stoppers takes anonymous tips on 0800 555 111.
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