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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.

24 June 2024

Case information summary 2024 (as at 21 June 2024) –  Cases where leave granted (121 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 21 June 2024)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 125 KB)

All years

Case name
Jamie Anthony Foster v The Queen
Case number
SC 40/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
19 July 2021
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The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 19 July 2021
(Foster v R [2021] NZSC 90) as reissued on 12 August 2021 is dismissed.
7 October 2021
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
JAMIE ANTHONY FOSTER v R [2021] NZSC 90 [19 July 2021] (PDF, 184 KB)
Recall judgment
JAMIE ANTHONY FOSTER v R [2021] NZSC 130 [7 October 2021] (PDF, 38 KB)
Case name
Darryn Michael Horton v The Queen
Case number
SC 44/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
12 August 2021
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
DARRYN MICHAEL HORTON v R [2021] NZSC 99 [12 August 2021] (PDF, 48 KB)
Case name
Paul Nils Herlund v The Queen
Case number
SC 51/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal.
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
2 December 2021
Date of Judgment
01 January 2021
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
HERLUND v R [2021] NZCA 71 [17 March 2021]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
PAUL NILS HERLUND v R [2021] NZSC 165 [2 December 2021] (PDF, 175 KB)
Case name
Rhys Richard Ngahiwi Warren v The Queen
Case number
SC 55/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is dismissed.
5 July 2021
High Court decision
R v WARREN [2017] NZHC 1913 [11 August 2017]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
RHYS RICHARD NGAHIWI WARREN v R [2021] NZSC 79 [5 July 2021] (PDF, 157 KB)
Case name
Levi Bartlett v The Queen
Case number
SC 58/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A Notice of Abandonment having been filed the application for leave to appeal is deemed to be dismissed.
23 July 2021
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
BARTLETT v R [2021] NZCA 152 [30 April 2021]
Case name
Skye Amber Renes v The Queen
Case number
SC 63/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
20 May 2022
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
SKYE AMBER RENES v R [2022] NZSC 64 [20 May 2022] (PDF, 61 KB)
Case name
Cody Derek Martin v The Queen
Case number
SC 66/2021
Summary
Civil / Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
15 October 2021
High Court decision
R v GOSSET & Anor [2019] NZHC 1366 [17 June 2019]
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
CODY DEREK MARTIN v R [2021] NZSC 137 [15 October 2021] (PDF, 41 KB)
Case name
Jamie Ronaki Kissling v The Queen
Case number
SC 69/2021
Summary
Criminal 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.
7 October 2021
District Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
KISSLING v R [2020] NZCA 685 [22 December 2020]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
JAMIE RONAKI KISSLING v R [2021] NZSC 132 [7 October 2021] (PDF, 72 KB)
Case name
David Stanley Tranter v The Queen
Case number
SC 70/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 12 December 2017 (Tranter v R [2017] NZSC 187) is dismissed.
20 August 2021
Court of Appeal decision
TRANTER v R [2019] NZCA 190 [29 May 2019]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
DAVID STANLEY TRANTER v R [2021] NZSC 103 [20 August 2021] (PDF, 173 KB)
Case name
Benny Miles Muraahi v The Queen
Case number
SC 71/2021
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
13 September 2021
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
BENNY MILES MURAAHI v R [2021] NZSC 116 [13 September 2021] (PDF, 171 KB)
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