High Court
Topics
- Khandallah murder trialQuiet since 26 Jul 2025
- Loafers Lodge fire murder trialQuiet since 29 Sep 2025
- Tom Phillips search and inquiryQuiet since 16 Dec 2025
- Yanfei Bao murder trialQuiet since 19 Nov 2024
- Wellington City to Sea Bridge demolitionQuiet since 17 Sep 2025
- Dunedin bus hub stabbing trialQuiet since 17 Mar 2025
- Council water fluoridation ordersQuiet since 26 Mar 2025
- Jevon McSkimming investigationQuiet since 3 Jun 2025
- Jevon McSkimming police scandalQuiet since 19 Dec 2025
- Christchurch shooting murder trialQuiet since 1 Nov 2025
- Te Pāti Māori internal disputeQuiet since 20 Dec 2025
- Hamilton baby death caseQuiet since 4 Feb 2025
All stories
October 2026
- High Court overturns government restrictions on puberty blocker prescriptions
+2 - NZ Rugby fails to secure injunction over Chiefs brand dispute
+1 - Malcolm Rewa appeals sentence for 1988 Onehunga rape attack
- Crown abandons retrial for David Tamihere over Swedish backpacker murders
- Nelson councillor retains seat after successful appeal against conviction
September 2026
- Ministry of Education cancels Gloriavale Christian School registration+2
- CCTV cameras painted over at Ellerslie murder victim's home
- Two men sentenced to life for murdering Sidney Bridson
August 2026
- Proposed bill could allow High Court to block social media sites
- Hao Feng sentenced to prison for manslaughter of partner
- Religious leader and wife jailed for manslaughter and kidnapping
- Rotorua council broke law regarding sewerage pipeline near sacred lake
- Former police officers acquitted of perverting justice in Alan Hall case+2
- Charles Wharton detained as special patient after Hamilton boy's murder
July 2026
- Decision on David Tamihere retrial delayed until September+2
- Six Chance Voight companies placed into liquidation by High Court
December 2025
- High Court rules Canterbury regional council erred over nitrate discharge rules
- FMA warns investors regarding Bernard Whimp and Chance Voight
- Stepmother wins bid to appeal jail sentence in Supreme Court
- Dunedin man's sentence reduced after killing mother with dumbbell
- High Court rules two commissioners were unlawfully appointed
- Man sentenced to life for Loafers Lodge murders+2
- Corrections chief ordered to ensure prisoners receive daily exercise
- High Court halts enforcement of puberty blocker ban for judicial review+1
- High Court dismisses Talley's defamation case against TVNZ+1
- Two Comancheros associates sentenced in drug syndicate case
- Sex offender handed five-year supervision order by High Court
- Former Gloriavale leader jailed for sexual offences against girls and women+3
- Waikato officer can be named after losing suppression appeal
- Zuru wins Court of Appeal trademark dispute with Lego
- Hamilton driver sentenced after railway crossing crash killed three people+1
- Woman fails to reduce prison sentence after stealing $500,000 from trust
- Tower Insurance fined $7 million for misleading customers
- Mongrel Mob associate sentenced for kidnapping and assault
- High Court reinstates Mariameno Kapa-Kingi as Te Pāti Māori member+2
- Dunedin man jailed for manslaughter after partner's fatal trailer fall+1
- Former Auckland councillor awarded $225,000 in defamation case
- Woman accused of murdering Kaitāia businessman appears in High Court
- Mariameno Kapa-Kingi challenges Te Pāti Māori expulsion in court+2
- Government considers legislation to overturn veterans' entitlement court ruling
- Media challenge reporting restrictions on Tom Phillips case in High Court+4
- One NZ fined $1.1 million for 111 emergency call breaches
- Jailed Christchurch car parts dealer faces loss of property empire
November 2025
- Westpac NZ fined $3.64 million for breaching lending laws
- Co-operative Bank to face High Court after admitting unreasonable fees
- Trial begins for man accused of murdering Taranaki rugby league player
- Ngāi Tahu takes Crown to High Court over conservation reforms+1
- Murder trial begins for man accused of killing Dunedin man+1
- Driver found not guilty by reason of insanity in cyclist ramming case
- FMA files civil proceedings for alleged market manipulation of Steel and Tube shares
- Dunedin man facing preventive detention after pleading guilty to rape
- Wai Manawa Whenua challenges Crown over freshwater rights in High Court
October 2025
- Man found guilty of murdering visitor in Christchurch+3
- Crown challenges self-defence argument in Christchurch murder trial
- Terrorist can be called as witness at mosque attack inquest+1
- Man jailed for attempted murder after Taumarunui stabbing
- Former lawyer Davina Reid seeks to be readmitted to the profession
- Injunction over Tom Phillips case details remains in place+4
- Judge to decide on Talley’s defamation case against TVNZ
- Man accused of murdering Christchurch woman remains unnamed in court+1
- Queenstown Lakes District Council restricts freedom camping to 141 carparks
- Former immigration minister Tuariki Delamere declared bankrupt+2
- Julia DeLuney appeals conviction for mother's murder in Khandallah
- Christchurch Casino fined $5 million for anti-money laundering breaches
- Man jailed for six years for manslaughter of his father
- IAG penalised $19.5m for misleading customers and pricing errors
- Man fails appeal after knuckleduster assault in Thames bar
- Driver avoids conviction for fatal crash due to brain injury+3
- Former roommate recounts abduction and beating by group seeking Anaru Moana
September 2025
- Nomads member challenges law banning public display of gang insignia
- Bay of Plenty man remains in prison after fatal drink-driving crash
- Mother sues school principal for defamation over emails to lawyer
- Court of Appeal rejects man's $5m claim against ASB Bank
- Esarona David Lologa found guilty of Loafers Lodge murders+4
- Woman sentenced for role in death of partner Dean Kahukiwa
- Judge upholds original will after caregiver attempted to alter estate
- High Court orders son to return tractor in Waikato family dispute
- Crown psychiatrist revised view on Loafers Lodge accused sanity
- Suppression orders continue regarding Tom Phillips investigation+4
- Justice Minister promises to address suppression breaches in Tom Phillips case
- Defence claims Loafers Lodge accused was insane during fatal fire+2
- High Court extends injunction on Tom Phillips case details+2
- High Court rules Kim Dotcom's extradition to the US is legal+2
- Court to review urgent injunction regarding Tom Phillips investigation+3
- Teacher provides emotional evidence in trial of woman accused of murder
- Arson charge dismissed in Loafers Lodge murder trial
- Julia DeLuney sentenced to life for murdering her mother+4
- Wellington City to Sea Bridge demolition green-lighted by High Court
- Justice system under considerable stress, says Chief Justice
- Accused in Loafers Lodge murder trial absconded from mental health facility
- Demolition of Wellington City to Sea bridge may begin this week
- High Court dismisses challenge to demolish Wellington City to Sea Bridge
August 2025
- CCTV footage shown in Loafers Lodge murder trial
- Dunedin man jailed for crossbow attack following motorcycle dispute
- Man accused of Whangārei park murder dies awaiting trial
- Survivors give evidence in Loafers Lodge murder and arson trial+2
- Lake Alice survivor challenges Cabinet redress decision in High Court
- High Court reduces disqualification for taxi driver in fatal accident
- Law student wins judicial review against Auckland Transport
- Auckland teacher Myah Adams can be named after suppression bid fails
- Supreme Court hears David Tamihere's appeal against murder convictions+3
- Allan Titford denied parole amid claims of unfair treatment
- Couple seek High Court order to remove former Pāpāmoa Beach homeowner
- Christchurch Casino faces $5 million penalty for anti-money laundering breaches
July 2025
- Oranga Tamariki ordered to pay costs to former foster parents
- Julia DeLuney found guilty of murdering her mother in Khandallah+2
- High Court grants temporary reprieve for dog owners at Auckland park
- Julia DeLuney found guilty of murdering her mother+4
- Jaz brothers appeal convictions for sexual assaults at Christchurch bar+4
- Iain Stables to face trial for assault and strangling charges
- Objectionable material allegedly found on former deputy commissioner's work devices+4
- Julia DeLuney will not give evidence in Khandallah murder trial+1
- Logging company and director fined for stream pollution near Waihī+1
- Journalist releases new book about the Philip Polkinghorne trial
- Victim's phone call played during Khandallah murder trial+2
- Julia DeLuney faces questioning in High Court murder trial+1
- Judge allows reporting on material found on former deputy commissioner's computer+3
- Witness claims murder accused asked about hidden money at funeral+2
- Lawyer Jason Yang suspended for three months
- Daughter on trial for alleged murder of mother in Khandallah
- Brad Callaghan to be released on parole this month
- Forensic evidence presented in Helen Gregory murder trial
June 2025
- Trevor Mallard sued by child over 2022 Parliament protest tactics
- Court hears of unusual actions by murder-accused Julia DeLuney+1
- Julia DeLuney on trial for alleged murder of her mother+2
- Woman charged with manslaughter following death of six-year-old girl
- Former Lake Alice nurse dies aged 93+1
- Trial begins for woman accused of killing her mother in Khandallah+2
- Two defendants plead not guilty to manslaughter in Loafers Lodge fire case
- Leaky home compensation dispute reaches the Court of Appeal
- Tingjun Cao sentenced to life for murder of Yanfei Bao+2
- Mental health patient sentenced to life for Christchurch axe murder+3
- Blenheim man sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his mother+1
- Man pleads guilty to shooting person with crossbow in Dunedin
- Court reserves decision on media injunction regarding Jevon McSkimming investigation+2
May 2025
- Ahere Gillies and Isaiah Buchanan found guilty of manslaughter
- Comancheros member pleads guilty to shooting at former member's family homes
- Greyhound Racing NZ seeks judicial review of government ban
- RNZ blocked from reporting on confidential education pre-Budget report
- Dunedin man appeals life sentence for killing mother with dumbbell
- Former real estate agent's appeal against prison sentence is rejected
- TVNZ director takes leave to represent former police official
- High-risk sex offender avoids rare sentence at Auckland High Court
- Auckland lawyer suspended for six months following misconduct campaign
- Teenager pleads not guilty to murder of American PhD student+1
March 2025
- Security guard texts revealed regarding Golriz Ghahraman supermarket incident
- Government to amend Wildlife Act following High Court ruling
- Man convicted of manslaughter in Manurewa park to be deported
- Contact Energy to appeal decision on Southland wind farm
- Sentencing for Mongrel Mob members involved in fatal Tauranga home siege
- Whangārei man charged after three-year-old boy dies in driveway accident
- Hamilton man forfeits $57,000 after cannabis dealer conviction
- High Court allows Wellington rainbow crossing to remain in place+1
- Murder accused unable to appear in court due to hospitalisation
- Queenstown Lakes District Council considers new freedom camping bylaw
- Jury unable to reach verdict in Auckland manslaughter trial
- Former lawyer seeks practising certificate after three year suspension
- Second man dies after Melville incident in Hamilton+1
- High Court reserves decision on Whangārei water fluoridation
- Whangārei District Council votes to add fluoride to drinking water
- Judge challenges referral to Judicial Conduct Panel over club incident+1
- Coroner holds pre-inquest conference into Pauline Hanna death
- Couple on trial for Stokes Valley birthday party shootings
- Former High Court judge and Pike River lawyer Nicholas Davidson dies
- Permit to kill protected species at Mt Messenger ruled unlawful+2
- Lawyer challenges gang insignia ban in High Court
- Trial begins for teenager accused of fatal Dunedin bus hub stabbing
- Hamilton man charged with murder of Ngāruawāhia woman
- Trial date set for man accused of murdering wife in Lake Hāwea
February 2025
- Man pleads not guilty to murder of Nelson police officer+1
- Court hears arguments over Tauranga marine precinct sale injunction
- Trial begins for teen accused of fatal Dunedin bus hub stabbing+3
- Sex charges dropped against former CYFS caregiver Earl Opetaia
- Marsden Maritime Holdings seeks new deal to acquire Northport shares
- Father fails High Court bid to block daughter from private school
- Environment Southland found guilty of failing to protect wetlands+1
- High Court hears challenge over Cuba Street rainbow crossing legality
- Wellington drug supplier has assets including yacht seized
- Man charged with attempted murder after hitting cyclist in Paraparaumu
January 2025
- Court denies Mariya Taylor exemplary damages from the RNZAF
- Inland Revenue seeks liquidation of Nick Mills' hospitality businesses
- Influencer David Pegler named after suppression order lapses
- Bay of Plenty Regional Council faces $7 million in flood litigation costs+1
- New evidence in Gabriel Yad-Elohim murder case
- Auckland man charged with murder in Avondale
- Christchurch man fails bid for early prison release
- Man charged with murder after baby dies in Hamilton incident+4
November 2024
- Man charged with murder of Blenheim woman Phyllis Sheehan
- Man accused of triple Rotorua murders enters not guilty pleas
- High Court appeal for Mama Hooch rapist brothers delayed until 2025
- Court hears evidence regarding messages and photos on accused's phone
- Accused murderer of Yanfei Bao to represent himself in court
- Yanfei Bao murder trial adjourned due to defendant's health
- Philip Polkinghorne sentenced to community work for methamphetamine possession