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.
11 July 2024
Case information summary 2024 (as at 5 July 2024) – Cases where leave granted (123 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 5 July 2024) – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 126 KB)
All years
Case name
Te Ūpokorehe Treaty Claims Trust on behalf of Te Ūpokorehe Iwi v Landowners Coalition Incorporated and Ors
Case number
SC 125/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The applications for leave to appeal are granted (Whakatōhea Kotahitanga Waka (Edwards) v Te Kāhui and Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board [2023] NZCA 504) on the question of the correctness of the judgment of the Court of Appeal.
17 April 2024
17 April 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave granted
Case name
Attorney-General v Landowners Coalition Incorporated and Ors
Case number
SC 126/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The applications for leave to appeal are granted (Whakatōhea Kotahitanga Waka (Edwards) v Te Kāhui and Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board [2023] NZCA 504) on the question of the correctness of the judgment of the Court of Appeal.
17 April 2024
17 April 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave granted
Case name
Crown Regional Holdings Limited v Ngāti Patumoana and Ors
Case number
SC 127/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The applications for leave to appeal are granted (Whakatōhea Kotahitanga Waka (Edwards) v Te Kāhui and Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board [2023] NZCA 504) on the question of the correctness of the judgment of the Court of Appeal.
17 April 2024
17 April 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave granted
Case name
Ngāti Ira o Waiōweka, Ngāti Patumoana, Ngāti Ruatakenga and Ngāi Tamahaua (collectively known as Te Kāhui Takutai Moana o Ngā Whānau me ngā Hapū o Te Whakatōhea) v Landowners Coalition Incorporated and Ors
Case number
SC 128/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The applications for leave to appeal are granted (Whakatōhea Kotahitanga Waka (Edwards) v Te Kāhui and Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board [2023] NZCA 504) on the question of the correctness of the judgment of the Court of Appeal.
17 April 2024
17 April 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave granted
Case name
Ngāti Ruatakenga v Christina Davis on behalf of Ngāti Muriwai Hapū and Ors
Case number
SC 129/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The applications for leave to appeal are granted (Whakatōhea Kotahitanga Waka (Edwards) v Te Kāhui and Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board [2023] NZCA 504) on the question of the correctness of the judgment of the Court of Appeal.
17 April 2024
17 April 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave granted
Case name
Lucia Renate Pfisterer v Claims Resolution Service Limited and Grant Shand Barristers and Solicitors
Case number
SC 130/2023
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 each respondent costs of $1,250.
5 March 2024
B The applicant must pay each respondent costs of $1,250.
5 March 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
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
Toni Colin Reihana v Gregory Foran and Air New Zealand Limited
Case number
SC 132/2023
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 respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
22 February 2024
B The applicant must pay the respondents one set of costs of $2,500.
22 February 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
Case name
Glenn Michael Soroka as Trustee of the Pakau Trust v Waikato District Council
Case number
SC 133/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Case name
Abdullah Robert Boyd v Australian Federal Police, New South Wales Legal Aid, New Zealand Defence Force, New Zealand Police, Attorney-General, Office of the Inspectorate, Canterbury Intelligence Team and Ministry of Health
Case number
SC 134/2023
Summary
Civil Appeal - Application for leave to bring an appeal
Result
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
7 February 2024
7 February 2024
High Court decision
Court of Appeal decision
Leave judgment - leave dismissed
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