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.

5 June 2026

Case information summary (as at 5 June 2026) –  Cases where leave granted (PDF, 89 KB)
Case information summary (as at 5 June 2026)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 124 KB) 

All years

Case name
Dariush Talagi v The King
Case number
SC 46/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Court of Appeal decision
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

Case name
B v The King
Case number
SC 48/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Rhys Warren v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections
Case number
SC 49/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
X (SC 50/2026) v The King
Case number
SC 50/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Shane Patrick Duffy v The King
Case number
SC 51/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
Sue Lynn Liow and Sai Hoe Tan v Brett Martelli and Susannah Keith
Case number
SC 52/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
Kenneth Miller v The King
Case number
SC 53/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
A (SC 54/2026) v The King
Case number
SC 54/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Not publicly available
High Court decision
Case name
E (SC 55/2026) v The King
Case number
SC 55/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision