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.

28 November 2025

Case information summary 2025 (as at 28 November 2025) –  Cases where leave granted (PDF, 87 KB)
Case information summary 2025 (as at 28 November 2025)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 120 KB)

2025

Case name
K (SC 41/2025) v The King
Case number
SC 41/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal 
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.
Date of hearing
07 October 2025
Judges
Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 84
Case name
Anthony Mikhal Schmidt v Ebada Property Investments Ltd and Others
Case number
SC 42/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

A The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.
B Costs are reserved.
3 October 2025
High Court decision
SCHMIDT v EBADA PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED [2019] NZHC 2253 [9 September 2019]
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 125
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
SCHMIDT v EBADA PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED [2025] NZSC 131 [3 October 2025] (PDF, 171 KB)
Case name
Maui Ashley Solomon, Paul Te Teira Solomon, Thomas Henry Lanauze, Grace Ngaroimata Legros and Sharon Anne Elizabeth Wadsworth as trustees of the Moriori Imi Settlement Trust for and on behalf of Imi Moriori v Attorney-General and Deena Ngawhata Whaitiri,
Case number
SC 43/2025
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A notice of abandonment having been filed, the application for leave to appeal is abandoned 
15 May 2025 
High Court decision
SOLOMON, SOLOMON, LANAUZE, LEGROS and WADSWORTH, as trustees of the MORIORI IMI SETTLEMENT TRUST for and on behalf of IMI MORIORI v ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2024] NZHC 2385 [26 August 2024]
Case name
DHC Assets Limited v Antony Ivo Arnerich
Case number
SC 44/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
17 September 2025
High Court decision
DHC ASSSETS LTD v ANTONY IVO ARNERICH [2022] NZHC 1381 [13 June 2022]
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 104
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
DHC ASSETS LIMITED v ARNERICH [2025] NZSC 120 [17 September 2025] (PDF, 170 KB)
Case name
A v The King
Case number
SC 45/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.                                                            
9 September 2025
High Court decision
Not publicly available
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
ALVAREZ-RIVEROS & ORS v R [2025] NZSC 115 [9 September 2025] (PDF, 160 KB)
Case name
M v The King
Case number
SC 46/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.                                                            
9 September 2025
High Court decision
Not publicly available
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
ALVAREZ-RIVEROS & ORS v R [2025] NZSC 115 [9 September 2025] (PDF, 160 KB)
Case name
S v The King
Case number
SC 47/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.                                                            
9 September 2025
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
ALVAREZ-RIVEROS & ORS v R [2025] NZSC 115 [9 September 2025] (PDF, 160 KB)
Case name
H v The King
Case number
SC 48/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.                                                            
9 September 2025
High Court decision
Not publicly available
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
ALVAREZ-RIVEROS & ORS v R [2025] NZSC 115 [9 September 2025] (PDF, 160 KB)
Case name
Taylor Jade Schmidt v Ebada Property Investments Ltd and Brian Patrick Garrity
Case number
SC 49/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

A The applications for leave to appeal are dismissed.
B Costs are reserved.
3 October 2025
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
SCHMIDT v EBADA PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED [2025] NZSC 131 [3 October 2025] (PDF, 171 KB)
High Court decision
SCHMIDT v EBADA PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED [2019] NZHC 2253 [9 September 2019]
Court of Appeal decision
[2025] NZCA 125
Case name
James John McConnor v Auckland Transport and Baycorp (NZ) Ltd
Case number
SC 50/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result

A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
1 August 2025
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
MCCONNOR v AUCKLAND TRANSPORT [2025] NZSC 97 [1 August 2025] (PDF, 165 KB)
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