2023 Supreme Court of New Zealand Decisions

February 2023

• Sixtus [2023] NZSC 1 (1 February 2023)
• Wu v Stalix Property Limited [2023] NZSC 2 (16 February 2023)
• Dunstan v Auckland High Court [2022] NZSC 3 (17 February 2023)
• D v JDN [2022] NZSC 4 (17 February 2023)
• D (SC 122/2022) v JDN [2022] NZSC 5 (17 February 2023)
• D v RMC [2022] NZSC 6 (17 February 2023)
• Lambie Trustee Limited v Addleman [2023] NZSC 7 (17 February 2023)
• Makshud Ahmed v R [2023] NZSC 8 (23 February 2023)
• Herlund v R [2023] NZSC 9 (28 February 2023)
• Poihipi v R [2023] NZSC 10 (28 February 2023)

March 2023

• T (SC 108/2021) v R [2023] NZSC 12 (1 March 2023)
• O'Neill v Commissioner Of Police [2023] NZSC 13 (3 March 2023)
• O'Neill v New Zealand Law Society [2023] NZSC 14 (3 March 2023)
• Taylor v R [2023] NZSC 15 (8 March 2023)
• Taia v Auckland Standards Committee 5 [2023] NZSC 16 (9 March 2023)
• D v JDN [2022] NZSC 17 (10 March 2023)
• D (SC 5/2023) v N [2023] NZSC 18 (10 March 2023)
• M (SC 123/2022) v R [2023] NZSC 19 (14 March 2023)
• Moncrief-Spittle v Regional Facilities Auckland Limited [2023] NZSC 20 (14 March 2023)
• A (SC 70/2022) v Minister of Internal Affairs [2023] NZSC 21 (16 March 2023)
• SRG Global Remediation Services (NZ) Limited v Body Corporate 197281 [2023] NZSC 22 (20 March 2023)
• Newton v Family Court at Auckland [2023] NZSC 23 (21 March 2023)
• Wallace v R [2023] NZSC 24 (21 March 2023)
• Mesman v R [2023] NZSC 25 (23 March 2023)
• Kuluv R [2023] NZSC 26 (27 March 2023)
• Camille Iriana Thompson v Attorney-General [2023] NZSC 27 (27 March 2023)

April 2023

• Isabella Niki-Harper Ahlawat v The King [2023] NZSC 28 (5 April 2023)
• Dunstan v Gibbs [2023] NZSC 29 (5 April 2023)
• Solicitor-General's Reference (No 1 of 2023) from CA636/2021 [2023] NZSC 30 (6 April 2023)
• R (SC 64/2022) v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections [2023] NZSC 31 (11 April 2023)
• Shane Steven Holmes v R [2023] NZSC 33 (13 April 2023)
• Madhur Sharma v The King [2023] NZSC 34 (14 April 2023)
• Sustainable Otakiri Incorporated v Whakatāne District Council [2023] NZSC 35 (17 April 2023)
• Gautam Jindal v Orange Capital Limited (in liquidation) [2023] NZSC 36 (19 April 2023)
• Decision Removed [2023] NZSC 37 (20 April 2023)
• Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Limited v Wellington City Council [2023] NZSC 38 (21 April 2023)
• Tanya Felicity Dunstan v Attorney-General [2023] NZSC 39 (21 April 2023)
• R (SC 64/2022) v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections [2023] NZSC 40 (26 April 2023)
• JDA Co. Limited And Ors v AIG Insurance New Zealand Limited And Ors [2023] NZSC 41 (27 April 2023)
• Ryan v Health and Disability Commissioner [2023] NZSC 42 (28 April 2023)

May 2023

• Jinyue Young and Hsiang-Fen Ying v Zie Zhang [2023] NZSC 44 (2 May 2023)
• Jiri Kupec v The King [2023] NZSC 43 (3 May 2023)
• Legler v Formannoij [2023] NZSC 46 (4 May 2023)
• Van Silfhout v Pathirannehelage [2023] NZSC 47 (4 May 2023)
• Woolworths New Zealand Limited v Auckland Council [2023] NZSC 45 (5 May 2023)
• Martel v R [2023] NZSC 48 (5 May 2023)
• Nottingham v The Real Estate Agents Authority [2023] NZSC 51 (11 May 2023)
• Auckland Council v C P Group Limited [2023] NZSC 53 (11 May 2023)
• Roper v Taylor [2023] NZSC 49; [2023] 1 NZLR 1 (12 May 2023)
• W (SC 120/2022) v The King [2023] NZSC 50 (12 May 2023)
• B (SC 26/2023) v C (SC 26/2023) [2023] NZSC 52 (15 May 2023)
• MC (SC 17/2023) v Family Court at Manukau [2023] NZSC 54 (15 May 2023)
• Wallace v R [2023] NZSC 55 (16 May 2023)
• Robert Jason Taui v The King [2023] NZSC 56 (16 May 2023)
• DFT v Auckland High Court [2023] NZSC 57 (17 May 2023)
• Tanya Felicity Dunstan v New Zealand Police [2023] NZSC 58 (17 May 2023)
• Shane Thompson v The King [2023] NZSC 59 (17 May 2023)
• Locke v R [2023] NZSC 60 (18 May 2023)
• E (SC 13/2023) v R [2023] NZSC 61 (23 May 2023)
• Cresswell v Roberts [2023] NZSC 62 (25 May 2023)
• Anderson v NZI International Acceptances Limited [2023] NZSC 64 (31 May 2023)

June 2023

• Sutton v Bell [2023] NZSC 65 (1 June 2023)
• Wallace v Attorney-General [2023] NZSC 66 (6 June 2023)
• Garath Richard Collings v R [2023] NZSC 67 (14 June 2023)
• Xing v Li [2023] NZSC 68 (19 June 2023)
• Dai [2023] NZSC 69 (19 June 2023)
• Mead v Paul [2023] NZSC 70 (20 June 2023)
• Tanya Felicity Dunstan v New Zealand Police [2023] NZSC 71 (21 June 2023)
• Elizabeth Maria Bolea v The King [2023] NZSC 72 (22 June 2023)
• Ryan v Health and Disability Commissioner [2023] NZSC 73; [2023] 1 NZLR 77 (26 June 2023)
• Wallace v R [2023] NZSC 74 (26 June 2023)
• Belsey v R [2023] NZSC 75 (26 June 2023)
• D (SC 48/2023) v JDN [2023] NZSC 76 (28 June 2023)
• Te Whānau a Kai Trust v Gisborne District Council [2023] NZSC 77 (29 June 2023)
• DFT v Auckland High Court [2023] NZSC 78 (29 June 2023)

July 2023

• Roper v Taylor [2023] NZSC 79 (3 July 2023)
• Cooper v Pinney [2023] NZSC 80 (3 July 2023)
• D (SC 42/2023) v Family Court at Manukau [2023] NZSC 81 (4 July 2023)
• Estate of Ruru v Attorney-General [2023] NZSC 82 (5 July 2023)
• D (SC 41/2023) v Auckland District Court [2023] NZSC 83 (7 July 2023)
• Catherine Anne Sixtus v Jacinda Ardern And Ors [2023] NZSC 84 (12 July 2023)
• Exley v NZME Publishing Limited [2023] NZSC 85 (13 July 2023)
• S (SC 24/2023) v Attorney-General [2023] NZSC 86 (18 July 2023)
• Xing v Li [2023] NZSC 87 (19 July 2023)
• Christopher Joseph O'Neill v Judicial Conduct Commissioner [2023] NZSC 88 (21 July 2023)
• Dunstan v Bank of New Zealand [2023] NZSC 89 (26 July 2023)
• Nottingham v Attorney-General [2023] NZSC 90 (27 July 2023)
• Dai [2023] NZSC 91 (27 July 2023)
• Dunstan v Attorney-General [2023] NZSC 92 (27 July 2023)
• Tamiefuna v R [2023] NZSC 93 (28 July 2023)
• D v N (SC 53/2023) [2023] NZSC 94 (28 July 2023)
• Roebeck v Attorney-General [2023] NZSC 95 (31 July 2023)
• Dunstan [2023] NZSC 96 (31 July 2023)

August 2023

• Local Government Mutual Funds Trustee Limited v Napier City Council [2023] NZSC 97 (1 August 2023)
• Jones v New Zealand Bloodstock Finance and Leasing Limited [2023] NZSC 98 (2 August 2023)
• D v N (SC 64/2023) [2023] NZSC 99 (8 August 2023)
• Dunstan v Attorney-General [2023] NZSC 100 (9 August 2023)
• Smalley v Williamson [2023] NZSC 101 (10 August 2023)
• Kuru v R [2023] NZSC 102 (10 August 2023)
• French v R [2023] NZSC 103 (10 August 2023)
• O'Neill v Judiciary of Auckland High Court [2023] NZSC 105 (10 August 2023)
• Mitchell v Police [2023] NZSC 104 (11 August 2023)
• Mohannad Hasan Toubat v Hasan Mohammed Hasan Toubat [2023] NZSC 106 (15 August 2023)
• Canyon Vineyard Limited v Central Otago District Council [2023] NZSC 108 (17 August 2023)
• Dunstan v Attorney-General [2023] NZSC 109 (22 August 2023)
• Dunstan v Bank of New Zealand [2023] NZSC 110 (22 August 2023)
• S (SC 24/2023) v Attorney-General [2023] NZSC 111 (23 August 2023)
• Port Otago Limited v Environmental Defence Society Incorporated [2023] NZSC 112 (24 August 2023)
• Yan v Mainzeal Property and Construction Limited (in liquidation) [2023] NZSC 113 (25 August 2023)
• Paki Nikora on behalf of Te Kaunihera Kaumātua o Tūhoe v Tāmati Kruger on behalf of Tūhoe Te Uru Taumatua Trust [2023] NZSC 114 (28 August 2023)
• Fakaosilea v R [2023] NZSC 115 (30 August 2023)
• Van Hemert v R [2023] NZSC 116 (31 August 2023)

September 2023

• Mohamed v R [2023] NZSC 117 (4 September 2023)
• Truong v R [2023] NZSC 119 (4 September 2023)
• H (SC 54/2023) v The King [2023] NZSC 120 (8 September 2023)
• Slavich [2023] NZSC 122 (13 September 2023)
• G (SC 50/2023) v Commissioner of Police [2023] NZSC 123 (14 September 2023)
• Zhou v Commissioner of Police [2023] NZSC 124 (14 September 2023)
• Danny John Cancian v Tauranga City Council [2023] NZSC 125 (19 September 2023)
• Routhan v PGG Wrightson Real Estate Limited [2023] NZSC 127 (22 September 2023)
• Tarahau Farming Limited v Shearing Services Kamupene Limited (in liquidation) [2023] NZSC 129 (27 September 2023)

October 2023

• Anderson v NZI International Acceptances Limited [2023] NZSC 130 (2 October 2023)
• Jones v New Zealand Bloodstock Finance and Leasing Limited [2023] NZSC 133 (11 October 2023)
• Smith v R [2023] NZSC 134 (17 October 2023)
• Tamihere v Attorney-General [2023] NZSC 135 (19 October 2023)
• Exley v NZME Publishing Limited [2023] NZSC 136 (19 October 2023)
• Mohammed v R [2023] NZSC 137 (20 October 2023)
• Red Stag Timber Limited v Juken New Zealand Limited [2023] NZSC 138 (25 October 2023)
• Wedgwood v R [2023] NZSC 139 (26 October 2023)
• MD v LP [2023] NZSC 140 (26 October 2023)
• Singh v R [2023] NZSC 141 (27 October 2023)
• Young v Attorney-General [2023] NZSC 142 (30 October 2023)
• F (SC 90/2023) v R [2023] NZSC 143 (30 October 2023)

November 2023

• A (SC 72/2023) v Attorney-General [2023] NZSC 144 (1 November 2023)
• De Meyer v Insight Legal Ltd [2023] NZSC 145 (1 November 2023)
• Cridge v Studorp Limited [2023] NZSC 147 (2 November 2023)
• L (SC 80/2023) v R [2023] NZSC 146 (3 November 2023)
• Joshua Pera Van Silfhout v Udaya Lakshman Agas Pathirannehelage [2023] NZSC 148 (6 November 2023)
• Linehan v Thames-Coromandel District Council [2023] NZSC 149 (10 November 2023)
• Solicitor-General's Reference (No 1 of 2023) from CA636/2021 ([2022] NZCA 504) [2023] NZSC 151 (17 November 2023)
• Singh v Auckland District Health Board [2023] NZSC 152 (17 November 2023)
• Seafood New Zealand Limited v Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated And Ors [2023] NZSC 154 (17 November 2023)
• Cloud Ocean Water Limited v Aotearoa Water Action Incorporated [2023] NZSC 153 (20 November 2023)
• Armitage v Stylo Medical Services Limited [2023] NZSC 155 (30 November 2023)
• Rae v Commissioner of Police [2023] NZSC 156 (30 November 2023)

December 2023

• Shiraz Holiday Limited v Body Corporate 406198 [2023] NZSC 157 (5 December 2023)
• Wenyue He v Bank of New Zealand [2023] NZSC 162 (6 December 2023)
• Burden v ESR Group (NZ) Limited [2023] NZSC 159 (7 December 2023)
• Nevin v R [2023] NZSC 160 (7 December 2023)
• Nevin v R [2023] NZSC 161 (7 December 2023)
• Jones v New Zealand Bloodstock Finance and Leasing Limited [2023] NZSC 158 (8 December 2023)
• Delaware v Liu [2023] NZSC 163 (8 December 2023)
• W (SC 60/2023) v R [2023] NZSC 164 (12 December 2023)
• Siemer v Attorney-General [2023] NZSC 165 (12 December 2023)
• W (60/2023) v R [2023] NZSC 164 (14 December 2023)
• Nottingham v Attorney-General [2023] NZSC 167 (18 December 2023)
• H (SC 69/2023) v The King [2023] NZSC 166 (20 December 2023)
• Zhong [2023] NZSC 168 (20 December 2023)
• Decision Removed [2023] NZSC 169 (22 December 2023)