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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.

16 September 2024

Case information summary 2024 (as at 13 September 2024) –  Cases where leave granted (122 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 13 September 2024)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 124 KB)

All years

Case name
Maui Warahi v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections
Case number
SC 42/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Habeas Corpus- Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
17 June 2022
High Court decision
MAUI WARAHI aka WALLACE J v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [2021] NZHC 3059 [11 November 2021]
Court of Appeal decision
WARAHI v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [2022] NZCA 105 [1 April 2022
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
MAUI WARAHI v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [2022] NZSC 75 [17 June 2022] (PDF, 163 KB)
Case name
Aston-Edward William Earnest Wedgwood v The King
Case number
SC 43/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
WEDGEWOOD v R [2020] NZHC 406 [5 March 2020]
Court of Appeal decision
WEDGEWOOD v R [2022] NZCA 42 [9 March 2022]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
ASTON EDWARD WILLIAM ERNEST WEDGWOOD v R [2023] NZSC 139 [26 October 2023] (PDF, 181 KB)
Case name
Toko Shane Rei Winter v The Queen
Case number
SC 44/2022
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
6 September 2022
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
TE AMO & ANOR v R [2022] NZCA 122 [8 April 2022]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
TOKO (ASHLEY) SHANE REI WINTER v R [2022] NZSC 106 [6 September 2022] (PDF, 177 KB)
Case name
Paul Elvis Rawiri McLean v The Queen
Case number
SC 45/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
12 August 2022
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
PAUL ELVIS RAWIRI MCLEAN v R [2022] NZSC 96 [12 August 2022] (PDF, 176 KB)
Case name
Kerryn Mitchell v The Queen
Case number
SC 46/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
21 July 2022
Court of Appeal decision
MITCHELL v R [2022] NZCA 159 [4 May 2022]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
KERRYN MITCHELL v R [2022] NZSC 89 [21 July 2022] (PDF, 42 KB)
Case name
Dwayne Douglas Keats v The King
Case number
SC 47/2022
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.
15 November 2022
High Court decision
R v KEATS [2021] NZHC 359 [3 March 2021]
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Case name
Michael Shane Henry Lihou v The Queen
Case number
SC 48/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal against sentence is dismissed.
10 June 2022
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
MICHAEL SHANE HENRY LIHOU v R [2022] NZSC 72 [10 June 2022] (PDF, 42 KB)
Case name
Robert James Cummins v Body Corporate 172108
Case number
SC 49/2022
Summary
Civil / Criminal Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
A The application for an extension of time is granted.
B The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
C The applicant must pay the respondent costs of $2,500.
10 August 2022
High Court decision
BODY CORPORATE 172108 v MANCHESTER SECURITIES LIMITED [2020] NZHC 198 [19 February 2020]
Court of Appeal decision
CUMMINS v BODY CORPORATE 172108 [2022] NZCA 68 [22 March 2022]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
CUMMINS v BODY CORPORATE 172108 [2022] NZSC 95 [10 August 2022] (PDF, 189 KB)
Case name
Stephen Gilbert Anderson v NZI International Acceptances Limited, NZI Securities Limited and NZI Finances Limited
Case number
SC 50/2022
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
11 July 2022
High Court decision
Not publicly available
Court of Appeal decision
STEPHEN GILBERT ANDERSON v NZI INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCES LIMITED, NZI SECURITIES LIMITED AND NZI FINANCES LIMITED [2022] NZCA 167 [6 May 2022]
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
STEPHEN GILBERT ANDERSON v NZI INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCES LIMITED, NZI SECURITIES LIMITED AND NZI FINANCES LIMITED [2022] NZSC 85 [11 July 2022] (PDF, 44 KB)
Case name
Alexander Charles Mason v Vicki Ann Treizenberg and Paul Morley Dodd as Trustees of the Mamari Trust and Mamari (No 2) Trust
Case number
SC 51/2022
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 costs of $2,500.
22 August 2022
High Court decision
Triezenberg and Mason [2019] NZHC 14 [17 January 2019]
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
ALEXANDER CHARLES MASON v VICKI ANN TRIEZENBERG AND PAUL MORLEY DODD AS TRUSTEES OF THE MAMARI TRUST AND THE MAMARI (NO 2) TRUST [2022] NZSC 99 [22 August 2022] (PDF, 174 KB)
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