List of cases of the Supreme Court of New Zealand explained

This is a list of the substantive decisions of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. It is organised in order of the date the case was handed down.

2004

• Prebble v Huata
• Zaoui v Attorney-General
• Siloata v R

2005

• Otago Stations Estates Ltd V Parker
• Timoti v R
• Bryson v Three Foot Six Ltd
• Hemmes v Young
• Westfield (New Zealand) Ltd v North Shore City Council
• Morgan v Superintendent, Rimutaka Prison
• Mist v R
• Bharamitash v Kumar
• Trans Otway v Shephard and Dunphy

2006

• Thompson v R
• Casata Ltd v General Distributors Ltd
• L v R
• Telecom Mobile Ltd v Commerce Commission
• Peter Portable Sawing Systems Ltd (in liq) v Lucas
• Allen v Commissioner of Inland Revenue
• Felton v Johnson
• Mafart and Prieur v Television New Zealand Ltd
• Eastern Services Ltd v No 68 Ltd
• C v Complaints Assessment Committee
• Condon v R
• Shirley v Wairarapa District Health Board
• Steele and Roberts v Serepisos
• Chirnside v Fay
• Chamberlains v Lai
• Secretary for Justice (as the New Zealand Central Authority on behalf of T J) v H
• Henkel KgaA v Holdfast New Zealand Ltd
• Taylor v Jones
• AMP General Insurance Ltd v Bodkins
• Gilchrist v R
• Waitakere City Council v Estates Homes Ltd
• Walsh v R
• Zaoui v Attorney-General (No 2)

2007

• Hansen v R
• Paper Reclaim Ltd v Aotearoa International Ltd
• Trustees Executors Ltd v Murray
• Brooker v Police
• Wholesale Distributors Ltd v Gibbons Holdings Ltd
• Commerce Commission v Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd
• Larsen v Rick Dees Ltd
• Maruha Corp and Maruha (NZ) Ltd v Amaltal Corp Ltd
• Jiang v R
• Arbuthnot v Chief Executive of the Department of Work and Income
• Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind v Auckland City Council
• Southbourne Investments Ltd v Greenmount Manufacturing Ltd
• Rajamani v R
• Taunoa v Attorney-General
• Unison Networks Ltd v Commerce Commission
• Reid v R
• New Zealand Airline Pilots' Assoc Industrial Union of Workers Inc v Air New Zealand Ltd
• Rogers v Television New Zealand Ltd
• Owen v R
• Austin Nichols & Co Inc v Stichting Lodestar
• Ngan v R
• Lai v Chamberlains

2008

• Hayes v R
• Dollars & Sense Finance Ltd v Nathan
• Westpac Banking Corp v Commissioner of Inland Revenue
• Taunoa v Attorney-General

2011

• Mahomed v R
• Hamed & Ors. v R

2013

• Taueki v R

2014

• Environmental Defence Society v New Zealand King Salmon
• Paki v Attorney-General (No 2)

2016

• Booth v R

2018

• New Health New Zealand Incorporated v South Taranaki District Council

2022

• Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis v The King^[1]
• Make It 16 Incorporated v Attorney-General (the minimum voting age of 18 years is inconsistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990)^[2]

References

• Comprehensive case studies on the official website: http://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/about/supreme/case-summaries/case-summaries-2008

Notes and References

1. . Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis v The King . Supreme Court of New Zealand . 7 October 2022 . 21 November 2022.
2. . Make It 16 Incorporated v Attorney-General . Supreme Court of New Zealand . 21 November 2022 . 21 November 2022.