ðə kˈeɪs wʌz sˈʌbdʒɛkt tʊ ɐ hˈaɪ lˈɛvəl ʌv pˈʌblɪk dᵻbˈeɪt ɐbˌaʊt səpɹˈɛʃən ˈɔːɹdɚz ɪn nˈuː zˈiːlənd kˈoːɹts, ænd ɐdmˌɪsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv ˈɛvɪdəns ˈæftɚɹ ɐ dəmˈɪniən pˈoʊst ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ.
The case was subject to a high level of public debate about suppression orders in New Zealand Courts, and admissibility of evidence after a Dominion Post article in 2004.