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
Francisc Catalin Deliu v Auckland District Court, New Zealand Police and Attorney-General
Case number
SC 63/2024
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 third respondent costs of $2,500.
25 September 2024
B The applicant must pay the third respondent costs of $2,500.
25 September 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Jessie Clark v New Zealand Police and Attorney-General
Case number
SC 81/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring civil appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The application for a stay of all proceedings relating to other matters in the District Court is dismissed.
28 August 2024
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 28 August 2024 (Clark v New Zealand Police [2024] NZSC 106) is dismissed.
2 October 2024
B The application for a stay of all proceedings relating to other matters in the District Court is dismissed.
28 August 2024
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 28 August 2024 (Clark v New Zealand Police [2024] NZSC 106) is dismissed.
2 October 2024
High Court decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Recall judgment
Case name
Kyle James Craig v New Zealand Police
Case number
SC 109/2024
Result
A The interlocutory applications and application for bail are dismissed.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
5 December 2024
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
5 December 2024
District Court decision
Not publicly available
High Court decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Tanya Felicity Dunstan v New Zealand Police
Case number
SC 29/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The application for recusal is dismissed.
C The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
17 May 2023
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 17 May 2023 (Dunstan v New Zealand Police [2023] NZSC 58) is dismissed.
21 June 2023
B The application for recusal is dismissed.
C The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
17 May 2023
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 17 May 2023 (Dunstan v New Zealand Police [2023] NZSC 58) is dismissed.
21 June 2023
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Recall judgment
Case name
David Charles Rae v Commissioner of Police
Case number
SC 33/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s recall judgment (Rae v Commissioner of Police [2023] NZCA 38) is dismissed.
B The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s substantive judgment (Rae v Commissioner of Police [2023] NZCA 4) is granted.
C Leave to appeal is granted.
D The appeal is dismissed.
E There is no order as to costs.
30 November 2023
B The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s substantive judgment (Rae v Commissioner of Police [2023] NZCA 4) is granted.
C Leave to appeal is granted.
D The appeal is dismissed.
E There is no order as to costs.
30 November 2023
Date of hearing
12 October 2023
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, O'Regan, Williams and Kós JJ
Submissions from counsel
- Hearing date 12 October 2023 Applicant submissions (PDF, 1 MB)
- Hearing date 12 October 2023 Respondent submissions (PDF, 554 KB)
- Hearing date 12 October 2023 Counsel to Assist Submissions (PDF, 238 KB)
Transcripts
- Hearing date 12 October 2023 Trans 15 (PDF, 357 KB)
Case Synopses
- Hearing date 12 October 2023 Case Synopsis (PDF, 469 KB)
Media Releases
- MR [2023] NZSC 156 (PDF, 325 KB)
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Court of Appeal decision
Supreme court decision
Videos
- SC 33/2023 David Charles Rae v Commissioner of New Zealand Police (Recorded, 12 October 2023)
Case name
G (SC 50/2023) v Commissioner of Police, Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections and District Court at Wellington
Case number
SC 50/2023
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 costs of $2,500.
14 September 2023
B The applicant must pay the first and second respondents costs of $2,500.
14 September 2023
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Siu Jun Zhou and Levonz Investment Limited v Commissioner of Police
Case number
SC 52/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
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 134/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
7 February 2024
7 February 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
PN (SC 24/2022) v NZ Police
Case number
SC 24/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
30 March 2022
30 March 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Chien-Hui Wu v Commissioner of Police
Case number
SC 34/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A notice of abandonment having been filed, the application for leave to appeal is deemed to be dismissed. 31 August 2022
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
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