Another suppression breach of Grace Millane's accused falls through the cracks at Google

Google has again breached New Zealand's name suppression order and named the Grace Millane murder accused.

Justice Minister Andrew Little said the new breaches, for which there were two, were "really disturbing".

"I'm really disappointed," he told TVNZ.

The search engine removed a breach after it received notification from Australian news outlet Sky News Australia, however, 1 News later found another breach on September 6.

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Earlier in the year, Google suspended its trending emails in New Zealand and apologised after it accidentally sent out an email revealing the name of the man charged over the British backpacker's death, which is currently suppressed. At the time, New Zealand police wrote to the search engine warning them of the court-ordered suppression and to have the name removed from the internet.

Little said they had been in touch with Google in recent weeks and they were told all references to the defendant would be taken down.

Google New Zealand's Ross Young told TVNZ they were taking action on the issue by suspending Google Trends emails and removing reported web pages from New Zealand search results. He said the company was aware of the sensitivity of the issue.

"We recognise this is an issue that needs to be addressed across industry."

In August, Little began working with his counterparts in the UK, Canada and Australia to ensure New Zealand name suppression orders were obeyed. The idea was to create a framework that would ensure publications within those countries are held to account for breaching court-ordered suppressions.

Last year, Little hit out at British media for revealing suppressed details from the Millane murder case.

If they want justice for Grace Millane they should refrain from publishing information, he said.

"I would just say to the British media, we are dealing with a family from their country, it is their citizen who has been lost in New Zealand to this homicide here, we want to do justice for the family," Little said.

"Justice means the person accused is held to account … Things that happen overseas that undermine this are an unhelpful action for the family."

New Zealand Police also issued a warning to people not to name the man charged with murdering the British backpacker online.