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.

31 July 2026

Case information summary (as at 31 July 2026) –  Cases where leave granted (PDF, 87 KB)
Case information summary (as at 31 July 2026)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 131 KB) 

2026

Case name
O v New Zealand Customs Service
Case number
SC 67/2026
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.

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. 

District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Ashor Chistian Gorgus v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections and Attorney-General
Case number
SC 68/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
Mark Jacob Garrett v The King
Case number
SC 69/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
Q (SC 70/2026) v The King
Case number
SC 70/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

District Court decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Jimel Desma Tiana Burns-Wong-Tung v The King
Case number
SC 71/2026
Summary

Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
VXO v Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand
Case number
SC 72/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Employment Court decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Wairarapa Moana Ki Pounākani Incorporation v Attorney-General
Case number
SC 73/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
Katharine Jones and Charles Wedd v Environmental Protection Authority
Case number
SC 74/2026
Summary

Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal

Case name
C (SC 75/2026) v The King
Case number
SC 75/2026
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.

District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
R v The King
Case number
SC 76/2026
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.

High Court decision
Not publicly available
Employment Court decision
Not publicly available