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.
5 June 2026
Case information summary (as at 5 June 2026) – Cases where leave granted (PDF, 89 KB)
Case information summary (as at 5 June 2026) – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 124 KB)
All years
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of trial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (excluding the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of trial.
22 May 2026
B There is no order as to costs.
14 March 2025
B There is no order as to costs.
27 March 2025
B There is no order as to costs.
04 April 2025
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 4 April 2025 (D (SC 3/2025) v Allan [2025] NZSC 29) is dismissed.
16 April 2025___________________________A The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 16 April 2025 (D (SC 3/2025) v Allan [2025] NZSC 42) is dismissed.
B The Registrar is directed not to accept for filing any further applications in relation to this matter.
1 May 2025
Criminal Appeal
A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is granted.
B Leave to appeal is granted in part (Iongi v R [2024] NZCA 522).
C The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal against conviction.
D The application for leave to appeal is otherwise dismissed.
03 July 2025
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A The appeal is allowed. The conviction of Manu Iongi for manslaughter is quashed.
B Order made under ss 233(3)(a) and 241(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 that a judgment of acquittal be entered.
11 December 2025
- Hearing date 22 October 2025 Appellant's submissions (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Hearing date 22 October 2025 Respondent's submissions (PDF, 1017 KB)
- Hearing date 22 October 2025 Appellant's outline (PDF, 162 KB)
- Hearing date 22 October 2025 Transcript (PDF, 681 KB)
- Hearing date 22 October 2025 Case Synopsis (PDF, 463 KB)
- MR [2025] NZSC 191 (PDF, 300 KB)
Civil appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
A The application for an extension of time is dismissed.
B Costs of $500 are awarded to the first respondent.
22 August 2025
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 22 September 2025 (Erwood v Minchin [2025] NZSC 122) is dismissed.
20 November 2025
Criminal Appeal
A Leave to appeal is granted (Commonwealth of Australia v BW [2025] NZCA 8).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to allow the appeal and find that the High Court erred in law when it concluded it would be oppressive to extradite BW to Australia.
16 June 2025
- Hearing date 4 November 2025 Appellant submissions (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Hearing date 4 November 2025 Respondent submissions (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Hearing date 4 November 2025 Transcript (PDF, 434 KB)
- Hearing date 4 November 2025 Case Synopsis (PDF, 453 KB)
- SC 22/2025 BW v Commonwealth of Australia (Recorded, 4 November 2025)
ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF THE JUDGMENT AND ANY PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS (EXCEPT THE RESULT AS SET OUT IN PARAGRAPH [32]) IN NEWS MEDIA OR ON THE INTERNET OR OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATABASE UNTIL FINAL DISPOSITION OF TRIAL. PUBLICATION IN LAW REPORT OR LAW DIGEST PERMITTED.
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A Leave to appeal is revoked (M (SC 29/2025) v R [2025] NZSC 86).
B The appeal hearing scheduled for 13 November 2025 is vacated.
C We make an interim order continuing suppression of the name, address, occupation and identifying particulars of the appellant on the terms and for the period specified below a [5].
10 November 2025
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
22 December 2025