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Case	Date of Judgment	Reference	Media release
Mina Crichton v Carolyn Green and Ors	20 December 2018	[2018] NZSC 127
Mathias Ortmann and Ors v USA and Anor	20 December 2018	[2018] NZSC 126
Mathias Ortmann v United States Of America	20 December 2018	[2018] NZSC 125	Media release
S (SC 36/2018) v R	20 December 2018	[2018] NZSC 124	Media release
Hinemanu Ngaronoa & Ors v Attorney-General & Ors	14 December 2018	[2018] NZSC 123	Media release
Ngāi Tai Ki Tāmaki Tribal Trust v Minister of Conservation	14 December 2018	[2018] NZSC 122	Media release
Shark Experience Limited v PauaMAC5 Incorporated	11 December 2018	[2018] NZSC 121
Robt Jones Holdings Limited v McCullagh	06 December 2018	[2018] NZSC 120
Toni Colin Reihana v Rakiura Titi Committee and Others	03 December 2018	[2018] NZSC 119
Patrick Maurice O’Sullivan v R	28 November 2018	[2018] NZSC 117
Jeremy James McGuire v Secretary for Justice	27 November 2018	[2018] NZSC 116	Media release
Green Growth No. 2 Limited v Queen Elizabeth The Second National Trust	26 November 2018	[2018] NZSC 115
Anthony Donald Grooby v The Queen	26 November 2018	[2018] NZSC 114
Jiri Kupec v R	22 November 2018	[2018] NZSC 113
Eric Meserve Houghton v Timothy Ernest Corbett Saunders & Ors	22 November 2018	[2018] NZSC 112
Karl Teangiotau Nuku v R	20 November 2018	[2018] NZSC 111
Dermot Gregory Nottingham v District Court at Auckland	20 November 2018	[2018] NZSC 110
Raymond Joseph Tukaki v The Commonwealth of Australia	19 November 2018	[2018] NZSC 109
Peter Richard Prescott v District Court at North Shore	19 November 2018	[2018] NZSC 108
James John Duncan Macfarlane v Perpetual Trust Limited	14 November 2018	[2018] NZSC 107
Neil Raymond Swain v R	09 November 2018	[2018] NZSC 106
Northland Environmental Protection Society Incorporated v Chief Executive of the Ministry for Primary Industries	09 November 2018	[2018] NZSC 105	Media release
Attorney-General v Arthur William Taylor	09 November 2018	[2018] NZSC 104	Media release
Patrick Maurice O’Sullivan v R	07 November 2018	[2018] NZSC 103
Dermot Gregory Nottingham v Hemi Taka, Martin Russell Honey and Stephanie Francis Honey	05 November 2018	[2018] NZSC 102
Marie Deanne Castle v Whakatane District Council	30 October 2018	[2018] NZSC 99
Estall Jhana Glassie v The Queen	30 October 2018	[2018] NZSC 101
Quinton Paul Winders v R	30 October 2018	[2018] NZSC 100
Cornelius Hermanus Hendriks v R	25 October 2018	[2018] NZSC 98
Karl Teangiotau Nuku v R	17 October 2018	[2018] NZSC 96
Phillip John Smith v New Zealand Parole Board	16 October 2018	[2018] NZSC 95
Martin Victor Lyttelton v R	16 October 2018	[2018] NZSC 94
Jeremy James McGuire v New Zealand Law Society	11 October 2018	[2018] NZSC 93
Yusuke (David) Sena v New Zealand Police	10 October 2018	[2018] NZSC 92
WK v Refugee and Protection Officer	10 October 2018	[2018] NZSC 91
Robert Hoani Clifford Cribb and Karen Lynne Stevens v FM Custodians Limited	09 October 2018	[2018] NZSC 90
Richard Lyall Genge v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections	05 October 2018	[2018] NZSC 87
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust v Attorney General and others	17 September 2018	[2018] NZSC 84	Media release
Moko Puna Tua Tahi Turner v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections	03 September 2018	[2018] NZSC 83
Garry Albert Muir v Commissioner of Inland Revenue	29 August 2018	[2018] NZSC 81
Christopher Joseph O’Neill v Minister of Justice and Human Rights Review Tribunal	24 August 2018	[2018] NZSC 80
H (SC 52/2018) v Refugee and Protection Officer	24 August 2018	[2018] NZSC 79
Baker v Hodder	22 August 2018	[2018] NZSC 78	Media release
Wayne William Smith v R	21 August 2018	[2018] NZSC 77
D (SC 39/2018 ) v The Queen	20 August 2018	[2018] NZSC 76
Green Growth No. 2 Limited v Queen Elizabeth The Second National Trust	17 August 2018	[2018] NZSC 75	Media release
Eric Meserve Houghton v Timothy Ernest Corbett Saunders & Ors	15 August 2018	[2018] NZSC 74	Media release
John Stephen Patrick v Bank of New Zealand	08 August 2018	[2018] NZSC 73
Richina Pacific Ltd v Samson Corporation Ltd	08 August 2018	[2018] NZSC 72
Mark Robert Sandman v Colin Charles McKay, Roger David Cann and David John Clark	07 August 2018	[2018] NZSC 71
New Health New Zealand Incorporated v South Taranaki District Council	07 August 2018	[2018] NZSC 70
Mangawhai Ratepayers' & Residents' Association Incorporated v Northland Regional Council	06 August 2018	[2018] NZSC 69
Bevin Hall Skelton v Charles Michael Howcroft	03 August 2018	[2018] NZSC 67
Ruiren Xu and Diamantina Trust Limited v IAG New Zealand Limited	02 August 2018	[2018] NZSC 68
Philip Claude Tarr v Douglas John Sutcliffe	31 July 2018	[2018] NZSC 66
Donny Falakoa v R	31 July 2018	[2018] NZSC 65
S v The Queen	30 July 2018	[2018] NZSC 64
Trends Publishing International Limited v Advicewise People Limited	16 July 2018	[2018] NZSC 62	Media release
Craig v Williams	04 July 2018	[2018] NZSC 61
New Health New Zealand Incorporated v South Taranaki District Council	27 June 2018	[2018] NZSC 60	Media release
New Health New Zealand Incorporated v South Taranaki District Council	27 June 2018	[2018] NZSC 59	Media release
Joseph Warren Lepper v R	26 June 2018	[2018] NZSC 58
Timothy Joseph Foley v The Queen	21 June 2018	[2018] NZSC 57
Graham Thomas Rowe v R	21 June 2018	[2018] NZSC 55	Media release
Patty Tzu Chou Lin v Commissioner of Inland Revenue	20 June 2018	[2018] NZSC 54
Olliver v R	15 June 2018	[2018] NZSC 52
Lewis v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections	13 June 2018	[2018] NZSC 51
McGuire v The Secretary for Justice	12 June 2018	[2018] NZSC 50
Waters v R	05 June 2018	[2018] NZSC 49
Prasad v Indiana Publications (NZ) Limited	21 May 2018	[2018] NZSC 48
Gavin Graham Jardine v R	16 May 2018	[2018] NZSC 47
W (SC 16/2018) v R	14 May 2018	[2018] NZSC 46
Rafiq v Attorney-General	14 May 2018	[2018] NZSC 45
Wayne Jones v R	10 May 2018	[2018] NZSC 44
Prescott v New Zealand Police	09 May 2018	[2018] NZSC 43
Cook v Housing New Zealand Corporation	08 May 2018	[2018] NZSC 42
Ngāi Tai Ki Tāmaki Tribal Trust v Minister of Conservation and Ors	08 May 2018	[2018] NZSC 41
Philip John Smith v Attorney-General	07 May 2018	[2018] NZSC 40
Karl Teangiotau Nuku v District Court at Auckland	03 May 2018	[2018] NZSC 39
John William Ross v R	30 April 2018	[2018] NZSC 38
Scott v Williams	23 April 2018	[2018] NZSC 37
Northland Environmental Protection Society Incorporated v The Chief Executive of the Ministry for Primary Industries And Ors	19 April 2018	[2018] NZSC 36
Myall v Tower Insurance Limited	17 April 2018	[2018] NZSC 35
O’Neill v Toogood	17 April 2018	[2018] NZSC 34
Vaeafisi v R	17 April 2018	[2018] NZSC 33
Ngawhika v R	17 April 2018	[2018] NZSC 32
T (SC 8/2018) v R	16 April 2018	[2018] NZSC 31
Leonard Gus Nattrass-Bergquist v R	13 April 2018	[2018] NZSC 30
F (SC 40/2017) v R	13 April 2018	[2018] NZSC 29
Cleary v Ewart & Ewart	12 April 2018	[2018] NZSC 28
Hsiang-Fen Ying And Anor v Zie Zhang	28 March 2018	[2018] NZSC 27
Ceramalus v Chief Executive of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment	27 March 2018	[2018] NZSC 26
Shepherd v Auckland Council	27 March 2018	[2018] NZSC 25
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust v Attorney-General and Ors	23 March 2018	[2018] NZSC 24
AN (SC 12/2018) v BUPA Care Services (New Zealand) Limited and Anor	22 March 2018	[2018] NZSC 22
M (SC 115/2017) v R	22 March 2018	[2018] NZSC 21
AN (SC 12/2018) v Bupa Care Services Limited	19 March 2018	[2018] NZSC 20
Manchester Securities Limited v Body Corporate 172108	14 March 2018	[2018] NZSC 19
Guirong Wen v Kok Ann Ngoi And Anor	05 March 2018	[2018] NZSC 18
Rudi Hartono and others v Ministry for Primary Industries and anor	02 March 2018	[2018] NZSC 17	Media release
Desmond James Albert Conway v Mercedes-Benz Financial Services New Zealand Limited	23 February 2018	[2018] NZSC 16
Michael Thrift Murray v R	23 February 2018	[2018] NZSC 15
Tui'imalo Matamu and Ors v Va'aimalu Si'itia and Ors	14 February 2018	[2018] NZSC 14
Earl Raymond Hagaman v Andrew James Little	13 February 2018	[2018] NZSC 13
Benjamin Vainu v R	09 February 2018	[2018] NZSC 12
Mason v Magee	09 February 2018	[2018] NZSC 11
Geoffrey James Bird v The New Zealand Guardian Trust Company Limited	08 February 2018	[2018] NZSC 9
Karl Teangiotau Nuku v District Court at Auckland	08 February 2018	[2018] NZSC 7
W (SC 120/2017) v The Family Court at North Shore	08 February 2018	[2018] NZSC 10
Complainant A v New Zealand Law Society	07 February 2018	[2018] NZSC 8
M (SC 7/2018) v R	02 February 2018	[2018] NZSC 4
Kinraid v R	02 February 2018	[2018] NZSC 3 (reissued)
Anthony Harry De Vries v Bartercard Exchange Limited	02 February 2018	[2018] NZSC 2
Iain McLennan and Boris Van Delden as liquidators of Neil Timber Limited (in Liquidation) v Boris Livaja & Ors	01 February 2018	[2018] NZSC 1