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) 

All years

Case name
Lynette Jocelyn Gibson v Simon Redding Makgill, Robert Ernest Wait, Wendy Therese Wait and Gaylene Anne Christie Wait
Case number
SC 164/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Court of Appeal decision
Case name
Peter Wiari v The King
Case number
SC 165/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
Jinxing Liu v Hua Wu (also known as Danny Wu)
Case number
SC 166/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - application for leave to bring an appeal

Court of Appeal decision
Case name
John Jones v Family Court at Whangārei and Sophie Smith
Case number
SC 167/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

High Court decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Shane Romek Beecham v The King
Case number
SC 168/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
T v The King
Case number
SC 169/2025
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
Hailing Wang and Linda Wu v Body Corporate 406198 and Ors
Case number
SC 170/2025
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 first respondent costs of $2,500.
6 March 2026

Case name
Graeme Lemanquis Lidgard v The King
Case number
SC 171/2025
Summary

Criminal appeal - application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
Michael Kevin Milne v The King
Case number
SC 172/2025
Summary

Criminal appeal - application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Case name
UV Limited and WX v AB Limited as Trustee of the CD Trust and EF Trust, GH, IJ and KL as trustees of the MN Trust, GH and KL as trustees of the OP Trust, GH and QR as trustees of the ST Trust, A Limited, B, C And D, E and F
Case number
SC 173/2025
Summary

Civil appeal - application for leave to bring an appeal

High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available