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
J v The King
Case number
SC 116/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal.
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. 17 November 2023
Case name
Paul Nils Herlund v The King
Case number
SC 117/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
28 February 2023
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
W (SC 120/2022) v The King
Case number
SC 120/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
12 May 2023
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
M (SC 123/2022) v The King and Anor
Case number
SC 123/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
14 March 2023
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Corey John Taylor v The King
Case number
SC 124/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
8 March 2023
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Rodney George Martel v The King
Case number
SC 125/2022
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.
5 May 2023
Case name
Jayson Wiremu Poihipi v The King
Case number
SC 127/2022
Summary
Criminal appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for an extension of time for leave to appeal is granted.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
28 February 2023
Case name
O v The King
Case number
SC 130/2022
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.
12 April 2023
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Jinyue Young And Anor v Zie Zhang
Case number
SC 134/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 28 March 2018 (Ying v Zhang [2018] NZSC 27) is dismissed.
C There is no order as to costs.
2 May 2023
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Jiri Kupec v The King
Case number
SC 135/2022
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.
3 May 2023
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed