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
Damin Peter Cook v The King
Case number
SC 120/2023
Summary
Criminal 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 granted (Cook v R [2023] NZCA 342).
C The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to treat Mr Cook’s defence as insane automatism.
19 February 2024
B The application for leave to appeal is granted (Cook v R [2023] NZCA 342).
C The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to treat Mr Cook’s defence as insane automatism.
19 February 2024
Date of hearing
23 July 2024
- 24 July 2024
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ
District Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave granted
DAMIN PETER COOK v R [2024] NZSC 12 [19 February 2024] (PDF, 136 KB)
Case name
Hengjia Zheng v The King
Case number
SC 131/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
10 April 2024
10 April 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
HENGJIA ZHENG v R [2024] NZSC 27 [10 April 2024] (PDF, 211 KB)
Case name
Malcolm Rewa v The King
Case number
SC 137/2023
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.
10 April 2024
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
10 April 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
MALCOM REWA v R [2024] NZSC 28 [10 April 2024] (PDF, 239 KB)
Case name
Reuben Wayne Hira Gibson-Park v The King
Case number
SC 139/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
9 April 2024
9 April 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Joseph Karatiana Wheeler v The King
Case number
SC 141/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
WHEELER v R [2024] NZSC 73 [27 June 2024] (PDF, 179 KB)
Case name
Sai Kumar Sachu v The King
Case number
SC 148/2023
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
25 March 2024
25 March 2024
District Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
SAI KUMAR SACHU v R [2024] NZSC 24 [25 March 2024] (PDF, 176 KB)
Case name
Todd Aaron Marteley v The Queen
Case number
SC 2/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application to recall judgment
Result
The application for recall of this Court’s judgment of 13 March 2017 (Marteley v R [2017] NZSC 31) is dismissed.
9 March 2022
9 March 2022
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
Recall judgment
TODD AARON MARTELEY v R [2022] NZSC 21 [9 March 2022] (PDF, 211 KB)
Case name
Edward Powney Couper v The Queen
Case number
SC 10/2022
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.
14 April 2022
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
14 April 2022
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Alan Russell Hall v The Queen
Case number
SC 21/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal
Result
A The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is granted.
B Leave to appeal is granted (R v Hall [1987] 1 NZLR 616 (CA)).
C The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
3 May 2022
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A The appeal is allowed.
B The convictions of the appellant are quashed.
C Order under s 385(2) of the Crimes Act 1961 directing that verdicts of acquittal be entered.
8 June 2022
B Leave to appeal is granted (R v Hall [1987] 1 NZLR 616 (CA)).
C The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
3 May 2022
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A The appeal is allowed.
B The convictions of the appellant are quashed.
C Order under s 385(2) of the Crimes Act 1961 directing that verdicts of acquittal be entered.
8 June 2022
Date of hearing
08 June 2022
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, O'Regan, Ellen France, Williams and Kós JJ
Submissions from counsel
- Hearing date 8 June 2022 Appellant submission (PDF, 1 MB)
- Hearing date 8 June 2022 Respondent submission (PDF, 642 KB)
Transcripts
- Hearing date 8 June 2022 (PDF, 383 KB)
Media Releases
- MR 2022 NZSC 71 (PDF, 201 KB)
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave granted
ALAN RUSSELL HALL v R [2022] NZSC 51 [3 May 2022] (PDF, 156 KB)
Substantive judgment
ALAN RUSSELL HALL v R [2022] NZSC 71 [8 June 2022] (PDF, 125 KB)
Substantive judgment
Case name
C (SC 22/2022) v The Queen
Case number
SC 22/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
C (SC 22/2022) v R [2022] NZSC 82 [1 July 2022] (PDF, 44 KB)
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