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.

27 June 2025

Case information summary 2025 (as at 27 June 2025) –  Cases where leave granted (PDF, 122 KB)
Case information summary 2025 (as at 27 June 2025)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 96 KB)

2025

Case name
Franco Belgiorno-Nettis v Auckland Unitary Plan Independent Hearings Panel and Auckland Council
Case number
SC 11/2025
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
28 May 2025 
Case name
Tyson Wade Francis Repia v The King
Case number
SC 12/2025
Summary

Criminal Appeal 

Result

A The application for leave to appeal is granted (Repia v R [2024] NZCA 677).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal on the basis that Mr Repia’s reasonable belief in consent was excluded from inquiry in the involvement hearing under s 10 of the Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003.
27 March 2025

Date of hearing
14 August 2025
Judges
TBC
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave granted
Case name
Stewart Robert Coulson v New Zealand Police
Case number
SC 13/2025
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Case name
George Charles Desmond Kerr, Lothian Partners Capital Limited, Glencoe Land (Joint Venture) Limited, Galt Nominees Limited and Pyne Holdings (In Receivership) v Bank of New Zealand
Case number
SC 14/2025
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
Razdan Rafiq v Auckland Transport
Case number
SC 15/2025
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.
7 May 2025
Case name
Gautam Jindal v Cherag Minoo Daruwallla
Case number
SC 16/2025
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Case name
W (SC 17/2025) v New Zealand Police
Case number
SC 17/2025
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
1 May 2025
District Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Edmond Apanui v Commissioner of Police
Case number
SC 18/2025
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Case name
Manu Iongi v The King
Case number
SC 19/2025
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
Case name
W and M v AG and Anor
Case number
SC 20/2025
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.