Ramirez-Alfonso v R  [2025] NZSC 43

16 April 2025

Unsuccessful application by R-A for leave to appeal against a refusal to discharge her without conviction on a representative charge of importing cocaine.

D v Allan  [2025] NZSC 42

16 April 2025

Unsuccessful application by D for recall of a judgment dismissing her application for leave to appeal from a judgment of the High Court.

Toalei v R  [2025] NZSC 39

15 April 2025

Unsuccessful application by T for leave to appeal against refusal of permanent name suppression. T had been convicted of kidnapping and detained as a special care patient.

Slavich v Wellington District Court  [2025] NZSC 38

15 April 2025

Unsuccessful application by S for recall of a judgment declining his application for leave to appeal against a Court of Appeal decision which had refused him an extension of time and struck out his appeal.

Brice v R  [2025] NZSC 37

11 April 2025

Unsuccessful application by B for leave to appeal against (a) conviction for indecent assault and (b) sentence of community detention and supervision plus reparation. B's application for discharge without conviction and name suppression had been refused.

NZME Publishing Ltd v Tarrant [2025] NZSC 36  [2025] NZSC 36

11 April 2025

Unsuccessful application by NZMEPl for leave to appeal against a Court of Appeal decision which had granted an application by Lawyers A and B for name suppression. Lawyers A and B were counsel for T, who was appealing his convictions.

Chief of Defence Force v Four Members of the Armed Forces  [2025] NZSC 34

11 April 2025

Successful appeal by CoDF against a finding by the Court of Appeal that limits on protected rights, imposed by a Temporary Defence Force Order in 2022, had not been shown to be justified. The Order had placed restrictions on members of the Armed Forces who had not been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Sinclair v R  [2025] NZSC 33

08 April 2025

Unsuccessful application by S for leave to appeal against conviction for the murder of his infant. S wished to argue that the Court of Appeal was wrong in its interpretation of s 32 Evidence Act 2006.

Kaimai Properties Ltd v Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust  [2025] NZSC 32

08 April 2025

Unsuccessful application by KPL for leave to appeal against the rejection of their challenge to an open space covenant granted to QE2NT by a previous owner.

Re Coulson  [2025] NZSC 31

07 April 2025

Unsuccessful application by C for review of the Registrar's refusal to accept his application for filing.

Stafford v Attorney-General  [2025] NZSC 28

07 April 2025

Unsuccessful application by S for leave to appeal directly from a High Court decision in relation to the Crown's duty to customary owners to reserve a tenth of land sold for the Nelson settlement.

Gallacher v R  [2025] NZSC 30

04 April 2025

Successful application by G for leave to appeal against sentence for sexual offending.

The approved question was whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss G's appeal against sentence.

D v Allan  [2025] NZSC 29

04 April 2025

Unsuccessful application by D for leave to appeal against a High Court decision that had struck out her claims against a Tenancy Adjudicator and a District Court Judge.

Winston v Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, Te Toka Tumai Auckland  [2025] NZSC 27

03 April 2025

Unsuccessful application by W for leave to appeal directly from a High Court decision which had made guardianship orders in relation to W's child, to enable medical treatment.

Cheng v R  [2025] NZSC 26

03 April 2025

Unsuccessful application by C for leave to appeal against a sentence of nine years and six months' imprisonment for importation and supply of Class A drugs.

Davis v Robinson  [2025] NZSC 25

 01 April 2025

Unsuccessful application by D for leave to appeal against a Court of Appeal decision that had upheld a finding that her proceedings were an abuse of process and should be struck out.