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.
23 December 2024
Case information summary 2024 (as at 23 December 2024) – Cases where leave granted (126 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 23 December 2024) – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 116 KB)
All years
Case name
Jessie Clark v New Zealand Police and Attorney-General
Case number
SC 81/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Habeas Corpus - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The application for a stay of all proceedings relating to other matters in the District Court is dismissed.
28 August 2024
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 28 August 2024 (Clark v New Zealand Police [2024] NZSC 106) is dismissed.
2 October 2024
B The application for a stay of all proceedings relating to other matters in the District Court is dismissed.
28 August 2024
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 28 August 2024 (Clark v New Zealand Police [2024] NZSC 106) is dismissed.
2 October 2024
High Court decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Recall judgment
Case name
David Wayne Tamihere v The King
Case number
SC 82/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (Tamihere v R [2024] NZCA 300).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct not to exercise its jurisdiction under s 406(1)(a) of the Crimes Act 1961 to quash Mr Tamihere’s convictions.
20 December 2024
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct not to exercise its jurisdiction under s 406(1)(a) of the Crimes Act 1961 to quash Mr Tamihere’s convictions.
20 December 2024
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave granted
TAMIHERE v R [2024] NZSC 185 [20 December 2024] (PDF, 161 KB)
Case name
Anthony James Rea and Judith Mary Rea as trustees of the Waiatarua Trust v Auckland Council
Case number
SC 83/2024
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 respondent costs of $2,500.
6 November 2024
B The applicants must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
6 November 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Benjovi Channi Toa v The King
Case number
SC 84/2024
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
14 November 2024
14 November 2024
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
TOA v R [2024] NZSC 157 [14 November 2024] (PDF, 146 KB)
Case name
Dharmendra Maheta v Christopher John Griggs
Case number
SC 85/2024
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.
23 October 2024
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
23 October 2024
Employment Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
MAHETA v GRIGGS [2024] NZSC 142 [23 October 2024] (PDF, 171 KB)
Case name
Grant Nicolson v Isaac Lowther, Steven Khov and Kieran Jones
Case number
SC 86/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is granted.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The applicant must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
8 October 2024
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A The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 8 October 2024 (Nicolson v Lowther [2024] NZSC 135) is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
6 December 2024
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The applicant must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
8 October 2024
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A The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 8 October 2024 (Nicolson v Lowther [2024] NZSC 135) is dismissed.
B There is no order as to costs.
6 December 2024
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
NICOLSON v LOWTHER [2024] NZSC 135 [8 October 2024] (PDF, 146 KB)
Recall judgment
NICOLSON v LOWTHER [2024] NZSC 169 [6 December 2024] (PDF, 194 KB)
Case name
Tadd Management LTD v Ruth Renton Weine and Michael David Hoffmann-Body as Trustees of the Ruth Weine Family Trust
Case number
SC 87/2024
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.
20 December 2024
B The applicant must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
20 December 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Veronica Anne Hoeberechts v Commissioner of Inland Revenue
Case number
SC 88/2024
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.
1 November 2024
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The application for review of the decision of the Registrar declining to waive the filing fee is dismissed.
15 November 2024
B The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
1 November 2024
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The application for review of the decision of the Registrar declining to waive the filing fee is dismissed.
15 November 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Supreme court decision
Case name
Sarah Gordon and Giles Newton-Howes v Attorney-General and Director-General of Health
Case number
SC 89/2024
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for leave to file submissions in reply is granted.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C There is no order as to costs.
6 November 2024
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C There is no order as to costs.
6 November 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
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
B The applicants must pay the respondents costs of $2,500.
20 December 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
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