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.

28 November 2025

Case information summary 2025 (as at 28 November 2025) –  Cases where leave granted (PDF, 87 KB)
Case information summary 2025 (as at 28 November 2025)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 120 KB)

All years

Case name
Peter Karl Christopher Huljich v The King
Case number
SC 54/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
6 August 2025
Court of Appeal decision
HULJICH v R [2025] NZCA 155 [8 May 2025]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
HULJICH v R [2025] NZSC 99 [6 August 2025] (PDF, 143 KB)
Case name
Benjamin Richard Henderson v The King
Case number
SC 56/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
28 November 2025
District Court decision
[2024] NZDC 12998
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 147
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
HENDERSON v R [2025] NZSC 182 [28 November 2025] (PDF, 176 KB)
Case name
David Allen Falamoe v The King
Case number
SC 58/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.                                                                    
9 October 2025
High Court decision
R v FALAMOE [2023] NZHC 1268 [26 May 2023]
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 168
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
FALAMOE v R [2025] NZSC 135 [9 October 2025] (PDF, 164 KB)
Case name
Brooke Maurice Dunn v The King
Case number
SC 64/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
18 November 2025
District Court decision
[2021] NZDC 24848
Court of Appeal decision
DUNN v R [2025] NZCA 216 [5 June 2025]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
DUNN v R [2025] NZSC 163 [18 November 2025] (PDF, 176 KB)
Case name
Gurinderpal Singh Brar v The King
Case number
SC 68/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
R v BRAR [2023] NZHC 3405 [28 November 2023]
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 265
Case name
Leon Tamati Chase v The King
Case number
SC 72/2025
Summary

Criminal appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed. 
11 November 2025
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 271
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
CHASE v R [2025] NZSC 154 [11 November 2025] (PDF, 204 KB)
Case name
Nalesh Nitin Reddy v The King
Case number
SC 76/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
14 October 2025
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 277
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
REDDY v R [2025] NZSC 137 [14 October 2025] (PDF, 149 KB)
Case name
B (SC 79/2025) v The King
Case number
SC 79/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
25 November 2025
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 285
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
B (SC 79/2025) v R [2025] NZSC 170 [25 November 2025] (PDF, 153 KB)
Case name
Peter Matehaere Keepa v NZ Police
Case number
SC 80/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave bring an appeal
Result

The applications leave to appeal are dismissed.
16 October 2025
High Court decision
POLICE v PIRIPI, TAHAU, KEEPA [2024] NZHC 2596 [10 September 2024]
Court of Appeal decision
TAHAU v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2025] NZCA 278 [26 June 2025]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
KEEPA v NZ POLICE AND TAHAU v NZ POLICE [2025] NZSC 139 [16 October 2025] (PDF, 157 KB)
Case name
Max Christopher Garden v The King
Case number
SC 83/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to appeal
District Court decision
[2023] NZDC 21984
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 306
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