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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
The Canyon Vineyard Ltd v Central Otago District Council and Bendigo Station Limited
Case number
SC 46/2023
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 dismissed.
B The applicant must pay both the respondents' costs of $2,500.
17 August 2023
High Court decision
THE CANYON VINEYARD LTD v CENTRAL OTAGO DISTRICT COUNCIL [2022] NZHC 2458 [27 September 2022]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
THE CANYON VINEYARD LIMITED v CENTRAL OTAGO DISTRICT COUNCIL [2023] NZSC 108 [17 August 2023] (PDF, 244 KB)
Case name
Fazalullah Khan Mohammed v The King
Case number
SC 47/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
20 October 2023
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
MOHAMMED v R [2023] NZCA 119 [21 April 2023]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
FAZALULLAH KHAN MOHAMMED v R [2023] NZSC 137 [20 October 2023] (PDF, 161 KB)
Case name
D (SC 48/2023) v JDN
Case number
SC 48/2023
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 June 2023
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
DFT v JDN [2023] NZCA 131 [28 April 2023]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
D (SC 48/2023) v JDN [2023] NZSC 76 [28 June 2023] (PDF, 170 KB)
Case name
Catherine Anne Sixtus v Jacinda Ardern, Kris Faafoi, Andrew Little and Ashley Bloomfield
Case number
SC 49/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
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Result
A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the respondents one set of costs of $1,000. 12 July 2023
High Court decision
SIXTUS v ARDERN [2022] NZHC 1161 [24 May 2022
Court of Appeal decision
[2022] NZCA 372
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
CATHERINE ANNE SIXTUS v JACINDA ARDERN [2023] NZSC 84 [12 July 2023] (PDF, 143 KB)
Case name
G (SC 50/2023) v Commissioner of Police, Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections and District Court at Wellington
Case number
SC 50/2023
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 first and second respondents costs of $2,500.
14 September 2023
High Court decision
G v COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [2022] NZHC 3514 [19 December 2022]
Court of Appeal decision
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE v G [2023] NZCA 93 [26 April 2023]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
G (SC 50/2023) v COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [2023] NZSC 123 [14 September 2023] (PDF, 213 KB)
Case name
Mahia Tamiefuna v The King
Case number
SC 51/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (Tamiefuna v R [2023] NZCA 163).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
28 July 2023
Date of hearing
06 March 2024 - 07 March 2024
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams and Kós JJ
Submissions from counsel
Transcripts
Case Synopses
High Court decision
R v TAMIEFUNA [2021] NZHC 2880 [22 October 2021]
Court of Appeal decision
TAMIEFUNA v R [2023] NZCA 163 [9 May 2023
Leave judgment - leave granted
MAHIA TAMIEFUNA v R [2023] NZSC 93 [28 July 2023] (PDF, 161 KB)
Case name
Siu Jun Zhou and Levonz Investment Limited v Commissioner of Police
Case number
SC 52/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
[2023] NZHC 533
Court of Appeal decision
ZHOU v COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [2023] NZCA 137 [2 May 2023]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Siu Jun Zhou and Levonz Investment Limited v Commissioner of Police [2023] NZSC 124 [14 September 2023] (PDF, 159 KB)
Case name
D (SC 53/2023) v N (SC 53/2023) and Ors
Case number
SC 53/2023
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 costs of $500 to the New Zealand Law Society (the first respondent in CA452/2022).
28 July 2023
Court of Appeal decision
[2023] NZCA 193
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
D (SC 53/2023) v N (SC 53/2023) AND OTHERS [2023] NZSC 94 [28 July 2023] (PDF, 163 KB)
Case name
H (SC 54/2023) v The King
Case number
SC 54/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
8 September 2023
Court of Appeal decision
H (CA308/2022) v R [2023] NZCA 135 [2 May 2023]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
H (SC 54/2023) v R [2023] NZSC 120 [8 September 2023] (PDF, 161 KB)
Case name
Christopher Joseph O'Neill v Judicial Conduct Commissioner
Case number
SC 55/2023
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. 21 July 2023
High Court decision
O’NEILL v RITCHIE [2022] NZHC 1225 [30 May 2022]
Court of Appeal decision
[2023] NZCA 152
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH O’NEILL v JUDICIAL CONDUCT COMMISSIONER [2023] NZSC 88 [21 July 2023] (PDF, 143 KB)
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