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.

17 July 2026

Case information summary (as at 17 July 2026) –  Cases where leave granted (PDF, 87 KB)
Case information summary (as at 17 July 2026)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 128 KB) 

All years

Case name
Lee Edri v R
Case number
SC 9/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - application for leave to bring an appeal
District Court decision
[2025] NZDC 13421
Court of Appeal decision
EDRI v R [2025] NZCA 688 [18 December 2025]
Case name
Andrew Murray Tovey v The King
Case number
SC 17/2026
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
Meryl Taimania Carter, Raina Raewyn Doar, Raymond Paul Edmonds, Jonathon Pearce Edwards, Anita Lee Marsh, Taipari Barry Phillip Munro and Witiao Raewyn Paul, Trustees of Whatitiri Maori Reserves Trust and New Zealand Maori Council v Attornet-General and N
Case number
SC 19/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Date of Judgment
01 January 2026
High Court decision
[2023] NZHC 204
Court of Appeal decision
CARTER v ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2025] NZCA 677 [18 December 2025]
Case name
Andrew Alexander Douglas, Ian Stuart Petry, Leonard Ellsworth Kurpuis and John Francis Mather v Body Corporate 102029, Maud Johns Limited, Joanne Lee Underdown, Veer Charan and Le Mans Property Limited
Case number
SC 116/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicants must pay the second to fifth respondnets one set of costs of $2,500.
21 November 2025
High Court decision
DOUGLAS v BODY CORPORATE 102029 [2024] NZHC 3695 [6 December 2024]
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 358
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
DOUGLAS & ORS v BODY CORPORATE 102029 [2025] NZSC 172 [21 November 2025] (PDF, 166 KB)
Case name
Andrew Griffiths and Satori Holdings Limited (in liquidation) v Island Grace (Fiji) Limited (in receivership and in liquidation)
Case number
SC 5/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The first applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
31 May 2024
High Court decision
ISLAND GRACE (FIJI) LTD (IN REC AND IN LIQ) v SATORI HOLDINGS LIMITED (IN INTERIM LIQ [2023] NZHC 219 [17 February 2023]
Court of Appeal decision
GRIFFITHS v ISLAND GRACE (FIJI) LIMITED (IN RECEIVERSHIP AND IN LIQUIDATION) [2023] NZCA 627 [7 December 2023]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
ANDREW GRIFFITHS v SATORI HOLDINGS LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) [2024] NZSC 62 [31 May 2024]] (PDF, 181 KB)
Case name
Catherine Anne Sixtus v Jacinda Kate Ardern, Kris Faafoi, Andrew Little and Ashley Bloomfield
Case number
SC 12/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to appeal
Result
A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
18 April 2024
High Court decision
SIXTUS v ARDERN [2022] NZHC 1161 [24 May 2022]
Court of Appeal decision
SIXTUS v ARDERN [2023] NZCA 521 [26 October 2023]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
CATHERINE ANNE SIXTUS v JACINDA ARDERN [2024] NZSC 32 [18 April 2024] (PDF, 168 KB)
Case name
Tristan Lee Tamati v The King
Case number
SC 48/2024
Summary

Criminal Appeal
Result

A Leave to appeal is granted (Tamati v R [2024] NZCA 113).
B The approved questions are as follows:
(a) whether errors by trial counsel may have occasioned a miscarriage of justice; and
(b) whether in the circumstances a reliability warning was required.
2 August 2024
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The appeal is dismissed.                                                                                                                                          
03 July 2025
Date of hearing
25 February 2025
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ
Submissions from counsel
Transcripts
Case Synopses
Media Releases
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
[2024] NZCA 113
Leave judgment - leave granted
TAMATI v R [2024] NZSC 91 [2 August 2024] (PDF, 135 KB)
Substantive judgment
TAMATI v R [2025] NZSC 70 [3 July 2025] (PDF, 287 KB)
Videos
Case name
ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited v Anthony Paul Simons, Andrew John Bevan and Mei Lim, Philip Charles Dunbar and Sheryn Valeri Dunbar, Bruno Robert Bickerdike and Emma Renae Punter and Glenn Jonathan Marvin and Anna Mary Cuthbert
Case number
SC 90/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicants must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
20 December 2024
High Court decision
SIMONS v ANZ BANK NZ LTD & ASB BANK LTD [2022] NZHC 1836 [29 July 2022]
Court of Appeal decision
SIMONS & ORS v ANZ BANK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED & ANOR [2024] NZCA 330 [19 July 2024]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
ANZ BANK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED v SIMONS [2024] NZSC 186 [20 December 2024] (PDF, 222 KB)
Case name
ASB Bank Limited v Anthony Paul Simons, Andrew John Bevan and Mei Lim, Philip Charles Dunbar and Sheryn Valeri Dunbar, Bruno Robert Bickerdike and Emma Renae Punter and Glenn Jonathan Marvin and Anna Mary Cuthbert
Case number
SC 93/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicants must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
20 December 2024
High Court decision
SIMONS v ANZ BANK NZ LTD & ASB BANK LTD [2022] NZHC 1836 [29 July 2022]
Court of Appeal decision
SIMONS & ORS v ANZ BANK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED & ANOR [2024] NZCA 330 [19 July 2024]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
ANZ BANK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED v SIMONS [2024] NZSC 186 [20 December 2024] (PDF, 222 KB)
Case name
Ponsonby Chambers (on behalf of Tanya Dunstan) v Attorney-General, Minister of Justice and Andrew Kibblewhite
Case number
SC 104/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring civil appeal
Result
The Registrar is directed not to accept for filing the application for leave to appeal.
9 October 2024
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Supreme Court - order made
Direction to refuse leave application for filing: PONSONBY CHAMBERS (ON BEHALF OF TANYA FELICITY DUNSTAN) v ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2024] NZSC 136 [9 October 2024] (PDF, 166 KB)
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