SC 82/2024 David Wayne Tamihere v The King - SC 82/2024
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Appellant’s submissions: Full day
SC 82/2024 David Wayne Tamihere v The King
Hearing | 18 August 2025
Monday 18 August 2025 at 10:00am
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Summary
Criminal Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (Tamihere v R [2024] NZCA 300).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct not to exercise its jurisdiction under s 406(1)(a) of the Crimes Act 1961 to quash Mr Tamihere’s convictions.
20 December 2024
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A The application to adduce further evidence is dismissed.
B The appeal is allowed.
C We exercise the Court’s jurisdiction under s 406(1)(a) of the Crimes Act 1961 to quash Mr Tamihere’s convictions. We make an order directing a retrial.
D Order redacting paragraphs [49]–[61], [79]–[120], [147]– [161], [163]–[164] and [167]–[170] from the judgment delivered on 31 March 2026.
E Order prohibiting publication of the unredacted version of the judgment pending final disposition of retrial.
31 March 2026Date of Hearing
18 August 2025 — 20 August 2025
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams and Kós JJ | Venue: Auckland High Court, Courtroom 11
Case Synopses
Related Documents
Court of Appeal decision — TAMIHERE v R [2024] NZCA 300 [9 July 2024]
Leave judgment - leave granted — TAMIHERE v R [2024] NZSC 185 [20 December 2024] (PDF 161 KB)
Substantive judgment — TAMIHERE v R [2026] NZSC 22 [31 March 2026] (PDF 970 KB)