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.

19 June 2026

Case information summary (as at 19 June 2026) –  Cases where leave granted (PDF, 89 KB)
Case information summary (as at 19 June 2026)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 126 KB) 

All years

Case name
Mohi Francis Mateparae v The King
Case number
SC 163/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
20 February 2026
District Court decision
[2024] NZDC 22639
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 512
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
MATEPARAE v R [2026] NZSC 8 [20 February 2026] (PDF, 144 KB)
Case name
Peter Wiari v The King
Case number
SC 165/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
District Court decision
[2025] NZDC 1096
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 466
Case name
Shane Romek Beecham v The King
Case number
SC 168/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
1 May 2026
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 555
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
BEECHAM v R [2026] NZSC 41 [30 April 2026] (PDF, 144 KB)
Case name
T v The King
Case number
SC 169/2025
Summary

Criminal appeal - application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.   
01 April 2026
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
T (SC 169/2025) v R [2026] NZSC 23 [1 April 2026] (PDF, 138 KB)
Case name
Graeme Lemanquis Lidgard v The King
Case number
SC 171/2025
Summary

Criminal appeal - application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed 
24 April 2026 
District Court decision
[2024] NZDC 14843
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 568
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
LIDGARD v R [2026] NZSC 36 [24 April 2026] (PDF, 147 KB)
Case name
Michael Kevin Milne v The King
Case number
SC 172/2025
Summary

Criminal appeal - application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
2 April 2026
District Court decision
[2024] NZDC 25995
Court of Appeal decision
MILNE v R [2025] NZCA 574 [30 October 2025]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
MILNE v R [2026] NZSC 24 [2 April 2026] (PDF, 158 KB)
Case name
Amir Mohebbi v The King
Case number
SC 177/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
District Court decision
[2025] NZDC 12966
Court of Appeal decision
MOHEBBI v R [2025] NZCA 561 [7 November 2025]
Case name
Cornelis Christiaan Timmerman v The King
Case number
SC 179/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.   
08 May 2026
High Court decision
R v TIMMERMAN [2022] NZHC 226 [18 February 2022]
Court of Appeal decision
TIMMERMAN v R [2025] NZCA 604 [18 November 2025]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
TIMMERMAN v R [2026] NZSC 53 [8 May 2026] (PDF, 157 KB)
Case name
J (SC 180/2025) v The King
Case number
SC 180/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to appeal
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 655
Supreme Court - order made
Suppression order: J (SC 180/2025) v R [2026] NZSC 47 [11 May 2026] (PDF, 121 KB)
Case name
Baltej Singh v The King
Case number
SC 181/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed. 
4 June 2026
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
SINGH v R [2026] NZSC 73 [4 June 2026] (PDF, 197 KB)
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