A Tauranga man accused of committing serious assaults and posting videos of the alleged attacks online can now be named.

Name suppression lapsed for Patrick Paul Moloney, 18, when he appeared in Tauranga District Court on Thursday.

He was one of the three people arrested in a police investigation into an alleged Tauranga vigilante group targeting people they believed were contacting minors online.

Aucklander Ethan Marc Jeffs was named during his third appearance in court on October 17.

A third person has continued name suppression, which will be reviewed during their next court appearance next year.

All three had pleaded not guilty to six joint charges: three of assault with intent to injure and three of posting digital communication with intent to cause emotional distress – namely, a video of themselves and others allegedly committing assaults.

The defendant, with continued suppression, faces an additional charge of posting harmful digital communication “publicising” a claim that a person was on the child sex offenders register.

During Moloney's Thursday appearance, one of his charges of assault with intent to injure was withdrawn as requested by the prosecutor.

Judge Joanne Wickliffe agreed to adjust the bail conditions for all three alleged co-offenders.

Lawyer Jaiden Manera successfully argued for a condition change to allow his client with name suppression to attend mental health appointments.

The three are remanded on bail to reappear in court early next year.

The assault charges carry a maximum sentence of three years in jail under the Crimes Act.

The digital communication charges laid under the Harmful Digital Communications Act have a maximum sentence of two years in jail or a $50,000 fine.