Daniel Nelson Sparks, a 43-year-old solo father, did not seek continuation of the interim suppression order that had been granted at earlier appearances in the Christchurch District Court and the High Court.
He faces a charge of murdering the teenager in the Guy Fawkes Night shooting incident, and has pleaded not guilty.
The trial for all five people charged with murder or being an accessory after the fact has been set for May 8, 2023.
Another of those charged over the murder, Joshua David Craig Smith, 32, a concrete worker from Burnside, sought release on bail in a hearing before Justice Rob Osborne in the High Court today.
Justice Osborne heard submissions from defence counsel James Rapley QC, and Crown prosecutor Barnaby Hawes, and then reserved his decision.
He hoped the decision could be released on Friday.
By David Clarkson
Open Justice multimedia journalist
