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
Jimmy Rex Parker v New Zealand Police
Case number
SC 85/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Result

The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is dismissed.
16 October 2025

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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 16 October 2025 (Parker v New Zealand Police [2025] NZSC 142) is dismissed.                              
9 December 2025

District Court decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Tyson-Tainui Rukuwai Te Tomo v The King
Case number
SC 86/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Result

The application leave to appeal is dismissed.
16 October 2025

Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Stephen Craig Alexander v Commissioner of Police
Case number
SC 96/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Result

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
24 April 2026

Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Kirstin Marjory Slessor v Commissioner of Police
Case number
SC 3/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
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
Case name
Terrence McFarland v Commissioner of Police
Case number
SC 19/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
30 July 2024
Case name
Alan Clinton McQuade v Commissioner of Police
Case number
SC 27/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
13 August 2024
Case name
Francisc Caitlin Deliu v Attorney-General and New Zealand Police
Case number
SC 34/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The interlocutory applications addressed in this Court’s minute of 2 July 2024 are dismissed.
B The application for recall of this Court’s minute of 29 August 2024 is dismissed.
C The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
D The applicant must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
1 November 2024
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A The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 1 November 2024 (Deliu v Attorney-General [2024] NZSC 147) is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
C The Registrar is directed not to accept for filing any further recall applications relating to this matter.
22 November 2024
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Tyson Shane Brown v The King
Case number
SC 37/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
19 August 2024
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Haydn Campbell Nicholas Hill v Te Whatu Ora: Te Whetu Tawera Mental Health Services Auckland, Police Crown Representative and Robyn Lisa Ropati
Case number
SC 39/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the first and second respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
1 August 2024
Case name
Abdullah Robert Boyd v Australian Federal Police, New South Wales Legal Aid, New Zealand Defence Force, New Zealand Police, Attorney-General, Office of the Inspectorate, Canterbury Intelligence Team and Ministry of Health
Case number
SC 40/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is granted.
B The application for leave to adduce further evidence is dismissed.
C The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
D There is no order as to costs.
30 July 2024