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.
31 July 2026
Case information summary (as at 31 July 2026) – Cases where leave granted (PDF, 87 KB)
Case information summary (as at 31 July 2026) – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 131 KB)
All years
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the first respondent costs of $2,500.
07 May 2026
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.
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Criminal Appeal
A Leave to appeal is granted (Commissioner of Police v Apanui [2024] NZCA 307).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to allow the appeal.
18 July 2025
- Hearing date 11 November 2025 Appellant's submissions (PDF, 252 KB)
- Hearing date 11 November 2025 Respondent's submissions (PDF, 480 KB)
- Hearing date 11 November 2025 Transcript (PDF, 457 KB)
- Hearing date 11 November 2025 Case Synopsis (PDF, 454 KB)
- SC 18/2025 Apanui v Commissioner of Police (Recorded, 11 November 2025)
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
4 August 2025
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
6 October 2025
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
24 April 2026
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
8 May 2024
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Following delivery of this judgment on 8 May 2024, counsel advised that the
applicant was in fact legally aided. Accordingly no order for costs is now made.
25 July 2024