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.
20 March 2026
Case information summary 2025 (as at 20 March 2026) – Cases where leave granted (PDF, 88 KB)
Case information summary 2025 (as at 20 March 2026) – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 123 KB)
2022
Case name
Shane Stevens Holmes v The King
Case number
SC 85/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
13 April 2023
13 April 2023
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
SHANE STEVEN HOLMES v R [2023] NZSC 33 [13 April 2023] (PDF, 172 KB)
Case name
Auvae Tupa'i v The King
Case number
SC 89/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring a criminal appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
16 November 2022
16 November 2022
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
AUVAE TUPA’I v R [2022] NZSC 132 [16 November 2022] (PDF, 162 KB)
Case name
W v The King
Case number
SC 94/2022
Summary
ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF THE JUDGMENT AND ANY PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS (INCLUDING THE RESULT) IN NEWS MEDIA OR ON THE INTERNET OR OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATABASE UNTIL FINAL DISPOSITION OF TRIAL. PUBLICATION IN LAW REPORT OR LAW DIGEST PERMITTED.
Result
ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF THE JUDGMENT AND ANY PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS (INCLUDING THE RESULT) IN NEWS MEDIA OR ON THE INTERNET OR OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATABASE UNTIL FINAL DISPOSITION OF TRIAL. PUBLICATION IN LAW REPORT OR LAW DIGEST PERMITTED.
14 October 2022
14 October 2022
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
D v The King
Case number
SC 99/2022
Summary
ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF THE JUDGMENT AND ANY PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS (INCLUDING THE RESULT) IN NEWS MEDIA OR ON THE INTERNET OR OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATABASE UNTIL FINAL DISPOSITION OF TRIAL. PUBLICATION IN LAW REPORT OR LAW DIGEST PERMITTED.
Result
ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF THE JUDGMENT AND ANY PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS (INCLUDING THE RESULT) IN NEWS MEDIA OR ON THE INTERNET OR OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATABASE UNTIL FINAL DISPOSITION OF TRIAL. PUBLICATION IN LAW REPORT OR LAW DIGEST PERMITTED.
17 October 2022
17 October 2022
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Makshud Ahmed v The King
Case number
SC 102/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring a criminal appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
23 February 2023
23 February 2023
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
MAKSHUD AHMED v R [2023] NZSC 8 [23 February 2023] (PDF, 45 KB)
Case name
Joseph Karaitiana Wheeler v The King
Case number
SC 104/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring a criminal appeal
Result
The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is dismissed.
10 November 2022
10 November 2022
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Te Ata Patricia Mesman v The King
Case number
SC 105/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring a criminal appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
23 March 2023
23 March 2023
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
S v The King
Case number
SC 108/2022
Summary
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of trial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
Result
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of trial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
10 November 2022
10 November 2022
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
T v The King
Case number
SC 109/2022
Summary
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of retrial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted.
Result
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of retrial. Publication in law report or law digest permitted. 8 September 2023
Case name
V v The King
Case number
SC 113/2022
Summary
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of trial. Publication in law report or law digest is permitted.
Result
Order prohibiting publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings (including the result) in news media or on the internet or other publicly available database until final disposition of trial. publication in law report or law digest permitted.
5 December 2022
5 December 2022
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
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