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
Criminal Appeal
A Leave to appeal is granted (R v Bailey [2024] NZCA 552).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to allow the appeal.
5 March 2025
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A The appeal is allowed.
B The application under s 147 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 is remitted to the District Court for rehearing.
30 March 2026
- Hearing date 16 July 2025 Appellant Submissions (PDF, 987 KB)
- Hearing date 16 July 2025 Respondent submissions (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Hearing date 16 July 2025 Transcript (PDF, 435 KB)
- Hearing date 16 July 2025 Case Synopsis (PDF, 452 KB)
- MR [2026] NZSC 20 (PDF, 271 KB)
23 December 2024
11 April 2025
8 April 2025
28 March 2025
03 April 2025
B Order prohibiting search of the files for this application without leave of a Judge of this Court.
11 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
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A The appeal is allowed.
B The proceeding is remitted to the District Court for resentencing.
C The applications to adduce further evidence and for name suppression are dismissed.
D Bail is granted on the terms currently applicable, as amended by this Court’s minute of 10 March 2026. Any application for variation to bail shall be addressed by the District Court.
- Hearing date 22 July 2025 Case Synopsis (PDF, 480 KB)
- MR [2026] NZSC 19 (PDF, 288 KB)
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring appeal
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
20 May 2025
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
A notice of abandonment having been filed, the application for leave to appeal is abandoned
23 June 2025