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.

31 July 2026

Case information summary (as at 31 July 2026) –  Cases where leave granted (PDF, 87 KB)
Case information summary (as at 31 July 2026)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 131 KB) 

All years

Case name
Tuahuroa Tamati Cairns, Tohu Rangikauwhata Haa, Tauhopa Te Wano Hepi, Toriwai Rotarangi and Anthony Ralph Matara Rotarangi and Pouākani Claims Trust v Mercury NZ Limited, Māori Land Court, Attorney-General, Raukawa Settlement Trust and Te Kotahitanga O N
Case number
SC 44/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
MERCURY NZ LIMITED v MĀORI LAND COURT [2023] NZHC 1644 [29 June 2023]
Court of Appeal decision
[2026] NZCA 91
Case name
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Manawa v CNI Iwi Holdings Limited, Tūhoe Establishment Trust, Te Mana O Ngāti Rangitihi, Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust, Te Komiti Nui O Ngāti Whakaue, Te Rūnanga O Ngāti Whare, Raukawa Settlement Trust, Te Pūmautanga O Te Arawa Trust and
Case number
SC 47/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
CNI IWI HOLDINGS LIMITED v TŪHOE ESTABLISHMENT TRUST [2022] NZHC 1880 [2 August 2022]
Court of Appeal decision
TE RŪNANGA O NGĀTI MANAWA v CNI IWI HOLDINGS LIMITED &ORS [2026] NZCA 92 [27 March 2026]
Case name
Patrick James Foley v ASB Bank Ltd and Colin Anthony Gower and Diana Clare Matchett
Case number
SC 60/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
ASB BANK LIMITED v FOLEY [2026] NZHC 792 [30 March 2026]
Court of Appeal decision
FOLEY v ASB BANK LTD [2026] NZCA 183 [14 May 2026]
Case name
Patrick James Foley v ASB Bank Ltd and Colin Anthony Gower and Diana Clare Matchett
Case number
SC 82/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
ASB BANK LIMITED v FOLEY [2026] NZHC 1333 [18 May 2026]
Court of Appeal decision
FOLEY v ASB BANK LTD & ORS [2026] NZCA 292 [3 July 2026]
Case name
Lynette Mills, Carl James Peterson and The Peterson/Mills Partnership v Kelly Dalzell, Tracey Howard Levenbach, ASB Bank Limited, Graham Howard Mills, John Levenbach, Carol Krammer, Holland Beckett Law, MinterEllisonRuddWatts, Morgan Coakle Lawyers, Assoc
Case number
SC 9/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

A The applications for leave to file amended and further submissions are dismissed.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The applicants must pay the represented respondents one set of costs of $2,500.                        
17 June 2025
High Court decision
MILLS v DALZELL [2024] NZHC 581 [18 March 2024]
High Court decision
MILLS v DALZELL [2022] NZHC 2439 [23 September 2022]
Court of Appeal decision
MILLS v DALZELL [2024] NZCA 675 [17 December 2024]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
MILLS v DALZELL [2025] NZSC 67 [17 June 2025] (PDF, 179 KB)
Case name
George Charles Desmond Kerr, Lothian Partners Capital Limited, Glencoe Land (Joint Venture) Limited, Galt Nominees Limited and Pyne Holdings (In Receivership) v Bank of New Zealand
Case number
SC 14/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

A The application to adduce further evidence is declined.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The applicants must pay the respondent one set of costs of $2,500.
24 July 2025
High Court decision
BANK OF NEW ZEALAND v LOTHIAN PARTNERS CAPITAL LTD [2023] NZHC 196 [15 February 2023]
Court of Appeal decision
KERR & ORS v BANK OF NEW ZEALAND [2024] NZCA 684 [19 December 2024]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
KERR v BANK OF NEW ZEALAND [2025] NZSC 88 [24 July 2025] (PDF, 170 KB)
Case name
NZ Tramways & Public Passenger Transport Employees Union Wellington Incorporated v Tranzurban Hutt Valley Limited
Case number
SC 23/2025
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.                                                
2 July 2025
Employment Court decision
TRANZURBAN HUTT VALLEY LIMITED v NEW ZEALAND TRAMWAYS & PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT EMPLOYEES UNION WELLINGTON INC [2022] NZEmpC 75 [9 May 2022]
Court of Appeal decision
NEW ZEALAND TRAMWAYS & PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT EMPLOYEES’ UNION WELLINGTON BRANCH INC v TRANZURBAN HUTT VALLEY LTD [2025] NZCA 1 [4 February 2025]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
NZ TRAMWAYS AND PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT EMPLOYEES’ UNION WELLINGTON BRANCH INC v TRANZURBAN HUTT VALLEY LTD [2025] NZSC 69 [2 July 2025] (PDF, 177 KB)
Case name
Michael and Julia Fuge, Bryce Marlowe Town, Chloe Ann Fuge and Julia Elizabeth Fuge as Trustees of the Aberdeen Four Trust v Wimax New Zealand Limited
Case number
SC 31/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Date of hearing
17 February 2026
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Ellen France, Williams, Miller and Cooke JJ
Transcripts
Case Synopses
High Court decision
FUGE & ORS v WIMAX NEW ZEALAND LIMITED [2022] NZHC 2922 [8 November 2022]
Court of Appeal decision
WIMAX NEW ZEALAND LIMITED v FUGE [2025] NZCA 31 [26 February 2025]
Leave judgment - leave granted
FUGE & ORS, AS TRUSTEES OF THE ABERDEEN FOUR TRUST v WIMAX NZ LTD [2025] NZSC 93 [30 July 2025] (PDF, 192 KB)
Case name
Anthony Mikhal Schmidt v Ebada Property Investments Ltd and Others
Case number
SC 42/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

A The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.
B Costs are reserved.
3 October 2025
High Court decision
SCHMIDT v EBADA PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED [2019] NZHC 2253 [9 September 2019]
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 125
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
SCHMIDT v EBADA PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED [2025] NZSC 131 [3 October 2025] (PDF, 171 KB)
Case name
DHC Assets Limited v Antony Ivo Arnerich
Case number
SC 44/2025
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.
17 September 2025
High Court decision
DHC ASSSETS LTD v ANTONY IVO ARNERICH [2022] NZHC 1381 [13 June 2022]
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 104
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
DHC ASSETS LIMITED v ARNERICH [2025] NZSC 120 [17 September 2025] (PDF, 170 KB)
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