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
David Wayne Tamihere v The King
Case number
SC 82/2024
Summary

Criminal Appeal
Result

A Leave to appeal is granted (Tamihere v R [2024] NZCA 300).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct not to exercise its jurisdiction under s 406(1)(a) of the Crimes Act 1961 to quash Mr Tamihere’s convictions.
20 December 2024
Date of hearing
18 August 2025 - 20 August 2025
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams and Kós JJ | Venue: Auckland High Court, Courtroom 11
Submissions from counsel
Case Synopses
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave granted
TAMIHERE v R [2024] NZSC 185 [20 December 2024] (PDF, 161 KB)
Videos
Case name
Benjovi Channi Toa v The King
Case number
SC 84/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
14 November 2024
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
[2024] NZCA 295
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
TOA v R [2024] NZSC 157 [14 November 2024] (PDF, 146 KB)
Case name
Amitesh Kumar Sharma v Auckland Council
Case number
SC 91/2024
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.
22 October 2024
District Court decision
Not publicly available
High Court decision
SHARMA v AUCKLAND COUNCIL [2023] NZHC 1755 [15 December 2023]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
SHARMA v AUCKLAND COUNCIL [2024] NZSC 141 [22 October 2024] (PDF, 211 KB)
Case name
Pierre John Parsons v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections
Case number
SC 92/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
13 December 2024
High Court decision
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS v PARSONS [2023] NZHC 2600 [18 September 2023]
Court of Appeal decision
[2024] NZCA 338
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
PARSONS v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [2024] NZSC 172 [13 December 2024] (PDF, 196 KB)
Case name
Kaiya Frances Shute v The King
Case number
SC 96/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
14 November 2024
High Court decision
[2023] NZHC 3835
Court of Appeal decision
[2024] NZCA 334
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
SHUTE v R [2024] NZSC 158 [14 November 2024] (PDF, 174 KB)
Case name
P (SC 97/2024) v The King
Case number
SC 97/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.                                                      
28 February 2025
High Court decision
[2020] NZHC 1383
Court of Appeal decision
P (CA380/2020) v R [2021] NZCA 198 [19 May 2021]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
P (SC 97/2024) v R [2025] NZSC 7 [28 February 2025] (PDF, 158 KB)
Case name
Daljeet Singh v The King
Case number
SC 98/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
11 December 2024
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
SINGH v R [2024] NZSC 171 [11 December 2024] (PDF, 209 KB)
Case name
Adrian Neil Page and Julie Maree Crosbie v Greater Wellington Regional Council
Case number
SC 101/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
20 December 2024
High Court decision
ADRIAN NEIL PAGE & JULIE MAREE CROSBIE v GREATER WELLINGTON COUNCIL [2022] NZHC 762 [12 April 2022]
Court of Appeal decision
PAGE & ANOR v GREATER WELLINGTON REGIONAL COUNCIL [2024] NZCA 383 [14 August 2024]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
PAGE v GREATER WELLINGTON REGIONAL COUNCIL [2024] NZSC 179 [20 December 2024] (PDF, 182 KB)
Case name
Munyaradzi Cornelius Mukoko v The King
Case number
SC 103/2024
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. 
07 March 2025
District Court decision
[2019] NZDC 8887
Court of Appeal decision
MUKOKO v R [2019] NZCA 568 [19 November 2019]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
MUKOKO v R [2025] NZSC 12 [7 March 2025] (PDF, 145 KB)
Case name
Marica Toalei v The King
Case number
SC 106/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B Order prohibiting publication of the applicant’s name, address, occupation and any identifying particulars until 2.00 pm on Thursday 17 April 2025.
15 April 2025
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
[2024] NZCA 451
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
TOALEI v R [2025] NZSC 39 [15 April 2025] (PDF, 163 KB)
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