A second charge has been laid against the man arrested during the Waitarere search for Alex Fisher.

However heavy suppression orders prevent any details of the charge from being made public.

The man, in his 20s, was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a knife in the area police were searching for Alex Fisher last Tuesday.

The search came to an end on Thursday with the discovery of the 10-year-old's body on Waitarere Beach.

The man, who has name suppression, is due to reappear in the Levin District Court this afternoon, where he'll face both charges.