Belgiorno-Nettis v Auckland Unitary Plan Independent Hearings Panel  [2025] NZSC 61

28 May 2025

Unsuccessful application by B-N for leave to appeal against a refusal to award him indemnity costs in relation to his judicial review of AUPIHP’s decision-making process.

Ropitini v R  [2025] NZSC 60

27 May 2025

Unsuccessful application by R for leave to appeal against conviction for doing indecent acts on a young person. R argued that propensity evidence should not have been admitted at his trial.

Repia v R  [2025] NZSC 59

27 May 2025

Successful application by R for leave to appeal in relation to a finding that he had sexually violated a complainant. R had been found unfit to stand trial.

The approved question was whether the Court of Appeal had been correct to dismiss R's appeal on the basis that his reasonable belief in consent was excluded from inquiry in an involvement hearing under s 10 Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003.

Slavich v Wellington District Court  [2025] NZSC 58

26 May 2025

Unsuccessful application by S for review of the Registrar’s decision to decline S’s application for refund of a filing fee.

Viscount Investment Corporation Ltd v Matvin Group Ltd  [2025] NZSC 57

26 May 2025

Unsuccessful application by VICL and another for leave to appeal against determinations that (a) they owed MGL and another a duty of confidence and (b) an account of profits was an appropriate remedy.

J v R  [2025] NZSC 56

21 May 2025

Unsuccessful application by J for leave to appeal against conviction and sentence for the rape of his 14 year old daughter.

J v R  [2025] NZSC 55

20 May 2025

Unsuccessful application by J for leave to appeal against conviction for money laundering. Issue at trial was whether J was the driver of a car that was videoed arriving and departing from a site where $500,000 cash had been picked up.

Pascoe v Minister for Land Information  [2025] NZSC 54

19 May 2025

Successful application by the Ps for leave to appeal in relation to compulsory acquisition of land under s 18 Public Works Act 1981.

The approved question was whether the Court of Appeal correctly found that negotiations prior to the compulsory acquisition could be undertaken by an accredited contractor rather than the Minister or Land Information NZ.

Re Dunstan  [2025] NZSC 53

14 May 2025

Unsuccessful application by D for leave to appeal against an order which restrained her from commencing or continuing civil proceedings without leave.

Coulson v High Court at Auckland  [2025] NZSC 52

14 May 2025

Unsuccessful application by C for leave to appeal directly from the High Court against the striking out of his proceedings, which sought to challenge protection and interim parenting orders.

Pearson v Commonwealth of Australia  [2025] NZSC 51

13 May 2025

Unsuccessful application by P for leave to appeal against (a) a finding that she was eligible for extradition and (b) refusal of name suppression.

Gorgus v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections  [2025] NZSC 50

09 May 2025

Unsuccessful application by G for leave to appeal against a finding that he had not been denied minimum entitlements to exercise while on segregation in prison.

AB v R  [2025] NZSC 49

07 May 2025

Unsuccessful application by AB for leave to appeal certain convictions on the ground that his removal from Australia and return to New Zealand had amounted to a disguised extradition.

Rafiq v Auckland Transport  [2025] NZSC 48

07 May 2025

Unsuccessful application by R for leave to appeal against a Deputy Registrar's refusal to accept an application for leave to appeal against a High Court interlocutory decision

D v Allan  [2025] NZSC 47

01 May 2025

Unsuccessful application by D for recall of a judgment dismissing an application for leave to appeal.

W v Police  [2025] NZSC 46

01 May 2025

Unsuccessful application by W for leave to appeal in relation to the effect on sentencing of registration on the Child Sex Offender Register.