Supreme Court case information
Listed below are the substantive Supreme Court cases for the year along with appeals still to be determined or cases awaiting hearing.
Information giving an overview of the case is included along with media releases and links to judgments being appealed when available.
All 2024 - 2014 Supreme Court cases dismissed or deemed to be dismissed where a notice of abandonment was received can be found here.
Transcripts for cases heard before the Supreme Court are included provided they are not suppressed. Transcripts from pre-trial hearings are not published until the final disposition of trial. These are unedited transcripts and they are not a formal record of the Court’s proceedings. The Ministry of Justice does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any material and recommends that users exercise their own skill and care with respect to its use.
28 November 2025
Case information summary 2025 (as at 28 November 2025) – Cases where leave granted (PDF, 87 KB)
Case information summary 2025 (as at 28 November 2025) – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 120 KB)
All years
B Order prohibiting search of the files for this application without leave of a Judge of this Court.
11 April 2025
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring appeal
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
07 April 2025
Criminal Appeal
A Leave to appeal is granted ([2024] NZCA 626).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal against sentence.
04 April 2025
- Hearing date 22 July 2025 Case Synopsis (PDF, 480 KB)
B There is no order as to costs.
9 May 2025
B There is no order as to costs.
1 April 2025
B The applicants must pay the first and second respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
26 May 2025
B The applicants must pay the first and second respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
26 May 2025
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring appeal
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
20 May 2025
B There is no order as to costs.
14 March 2025
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
A The applications to adduce further evidence are dismissed.
B Mr Wikeley’s application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The applicant must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
4 July 2025