The 49-year-old accused has been in Auckland City Hospital due to medical concerns and is under close police supervision.
He was due to appear in Auckland District Court on Thursday. However, his counsel Jane-Frances O’Halloran asked for more time to talk to her client.
Judge Grant Fraser suppressed the man’s name on an interim basis and allowed him to appear via audio-visual link on Monday afternoon.
He will be remanded in custody after his medical concerns are dealt with.