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
Lloyd Alexander McIntosh v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections
Case number
SC 77/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
27 October 2021
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 27 October 2021 (McIntosh v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections [2021] NZSC 142) is dismissed.
3 December 2021
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
LLOYD ALEXANDER MCINTOSH v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [2021] NZSC 142 [27 October 2021] (PDF, 180 KB)
Recall judgment
dismissed: LLOYD ALEXANDER MCINTOSH v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [2021] NZSC 172 [3 December 2021] (PDF, 192 KB)
Case name
C (SC 85/2021) v The Queen
Case number
SC 85/2021
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.
10 December 2021
Court of Appeal decision
C (CA210/2020) v R [2020] NZCA 443 [22 September 2020]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
C (SC 85/2021) v R [2021] NZSC 177 [10 December 2021] (PDF, 165 KB)
Case name
Cody Huritu v New Zealand Police
Case number
SC 87/2021
Summary
Criminal 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 appeal is dismissed.
C The applications for leave to intervene by the Auckland District Law Society Inc and the Criminal Bar Association of New Zealand are dismissed.
24 September 2021
High Court decision
HURITU v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2019] NZHC 2560 [8 October 2019]
Court of Appeal decision
HURITU v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2021] NZCA 15 [16 February 2021]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
CODY HURITU v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2021] NZSC 126 [24 September 2021] (PDF, 190 KB)
Case name
Philip Dean Taueki v New Zealand Police
Case number
SC 91/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
23 September 2021
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
PHILIP DEAN TAUEKI v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2021] NZSC 125 [23 September 2021] (PDF, 166 KB)
Case name
Lyndsay Monk v The Queen
Case number
SC 95/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
21 October 2021
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
LYNDSAY MONK v R [2021] NZSC 139 [21 October 2021] (PDF, 164 KB)
Case name
Isaac Kerehoma Stevens v The Queen
Case number
SC 96/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal direct to this Court is declined.
30 March 2022
Date of Judgment
01 January 2021
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
ISAAC KEREHOMA STEVENS v R [2022] NZSC 32 [30 March 2022] (PDF, 84 KB)
Case name
Caleb Benjamin Judd v The Queen
Case number
SC 100/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
9 December 2021
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
CALEB BENJAMIN JUDD v R [2021] NZSC 174 [9 December 2021] (PDF, 40 KB)
Case name
Ashor Christian Gorgus v The Queen
Case number
SC 103/2021
Summary
Criminal 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 appeal is dismissed.
3 November 2021
Court of Appeal decision
GORGUS v R [2021] NZCA 367 [5 August 2021]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
ASHOR CHRISTIAN GORGUS v R [2021] NZSC 146 [3 November 2021] (PDF, 161 KB)
Case name
Surender Singh Mehrok v The Queen
Case number
SC 104/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
11 November 2021
High Court decision
R v MEHROK [2020] NZHC 2722 [15 October 2020]
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
SURENDER SINGH MEHROK v R [2021] NZSC 155 [11 November 2021] (PDF, 54 KB)
Case name
F (SC 107/2021) v The Queen
Case number
SC 107/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application to recall judgment
Result
The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 17 March 2017 (F (SC 129/2016) v R [2017] NZSC 34) is dismissed.
2 December 2021
Court of Appeal decision
F (CA270/2019) v R [2019] NZCA 447 [23 September 2019]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
F (SC 107/2021) v R [2021] NZSC 166 [2 December 2021] (PDF, 215 KB)
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