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 - Application for leave to bring an appeal
A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is granted.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
27 May 2026
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Criminal Appeal
A The application for leave to appeal is granted (Repia v R [2024] NZCA 677).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal on the basis that Mr Repia’s reasonable belief in consent was excluded from inquiry in the involvement hearing under s 10 of the Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003.
27 March 2025
- Hearing date 14 August 2025 Appellant submissions (PDF, 546 KB)
- Hearing date 14 August 2025 Respondent's submissions (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Hearing date 14 August 2025 Transcript (PDF, 389 KB)
- Hearing date 14 August 2025 Case Synopsis (PDF, 448 KB)
- MR [2026] NZSC 82 (PDF, 315 KB)
- SC 12/2025 Tyson Wade Francis Repia v The King (Recorded, 14 August 2025)
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
1 August 2025
1 May 2025
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)
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is granted.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
15 September 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.
8 July 2025
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave bring an appeal
The applications leave to appeal are dismissed.
16 October 2025
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to appeal
The applications leave to appeal are dismissed.
16 October 2025