Christchurch District Court Judge Brian Callaghan decided he wanted more checks made before the woman -- who can now be named as Carmel Helen Whittle -- is allowed to return to the tiny West Coast settlement.
She was granted interim name suppression at her first appearance in Christchurch to allow an appeal to be filed but defence counsel Pip Hall confirmed today the appeal did not proceed and the suppression had lapsed, the Christchurch Court News website reported.
Whittle appeared in the Christchurch court on July 8, soon after her arrest, and was bailed to live at an address in Leeston, a small town near Christchurch.
Her normal address is in Little Wanganui, across the road from where Mr White and his partner lived.
Police said he died on July 3 after intervening in a dispute between two women about 2.30am. The 42-year-old was allegedly punched in the face and fell to the floor, where he could not be revived by paramedics.
Whittle, 38, today asked the court to change her bail conditions so that she could return to the home at Little Wanganui where she lives with her two sons.
At present, the boys are being cared for there by her ex-partner.
Mr Hall told the court that the ex-partner was the brother of the Karamea constable, who was based about 10 minutes drive away.
A condition of Whittle's bail was that she could not drink, nor associate with any witnesses, and he said he believed the alleged victim's partner was now away from the settlement, staying with family at Wanaka.
Whittle would have to report weekly to the police station at Westport.
Judge Callaghan said it was a delicate situation.
Before he made his decision on her return to the village, he wanted the Victims Advisers organisation to get the view of Mr White's partner, and the police to get the views of the Karamea constable.
He adjourned today's hearing to get the extra information and the case will be called at court again at 10am tomorrow.
It is being remanded to a post-committal hearing on September 4 and Mr Hall has given an early indication that he will be applying to have evidence heard at depositions.
Under the new system at court, cases will not automatically go to a depositions hearing and counsel must apply to a judge to hear evidence from witnesses in court.
