A bail application for the youth accused of murdering a 16-year-old at the Dunedin bus hub was heard at the Dunedin High Court today. 

Enere John Jnr Poepoe McLaren-Taana died from a single stab wound on May 13 on Great King St in the city centre. 

The 13-year-old murder accused, who has name suppression, appeared by video link before Justice Lisa Preston this morning. 

The defendant has been remanded in custody, while a trial date is set for February 24, 2025. 

Applications for the accused to be released on electronically-monitored (EM) bail and the continuation of their interim name suppression were heard. 

Justice Preston reserved her decisions. 

A case review hearing is scheduled for September 3. 

Enere McLaren-Taana was stabbed shortly after 3pm at the Dunedin bus hub on May 13, where hundreds of school pupils were present. 

He was taken to hospital in a serious condition and died that evening. 

Friends and family of the Trinity Catholic College pupil left flowers and tributes at the scene in the weeks since his death. 

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Ben Tomsett is a Multimedia Journalist for the New Zealand Herald, based in Dunedin.