Supreme Court
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- Erin Patterson mushroom murder trialQuiet since 9 Jul 2025
- David Tamihere Supreme Court appealQuiet since 20 Aug 2025
- Luca Fairgray trial and sentencingQuiet since 31 Mar 2025
- Aaron Coupe sentencing and leaky home disputeQuiet since 17 Jun 2025
- Taranaki seabed mining fast-track bidQuiet since 19 Aug 2025
- Marine and coastal rights law changesQuiet since 22 Oct 2025
- Youth voter enrolment ahead of 2026 electionOngoing
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October 2026
- Crown says evidence against Scott Watson remains overwhelming
+1 - One third of voters under 24 remain unenrolled ahead of deadline
- Former Supreme Court judge appointed to Hong Kong top court
- Former gang leader denied parole for murder of ex-girlfriend
- Crown abandons retrial for David Tamihere over Swedish backpacker murders
September 2026
August 2026
- Former rich lister loses bid for name suppression
- Former police officers acquitted of perverting justice in Alan Hall case
+2 - Peter Huljich banned for seven years following Pushpay insider trading
- Doctors consider weight-loss drugs for man in secure care
July 2026
December 2025
- Stepmother wins bid to appeal jail sentence in Supreme Court
- Crown reaches $420 million settlement with Nelson Tenths Māori landowners
- Supreme Court recognises family carers of disabled adults as employees
November 2025
- Supreme Court rules four Uber drivers are employees rather than contractors
- Supreme Court rules Uber drivers are employees+1
October 2025
- Opposition promises to repeal changes to marine and coastal rights law
- Former lawyer Davina Reid seeks to be readmitted to the profession
- Former immigration minister Tuariki Delamere declared bankrupt+2
September 2025
August 2025
- Crown to seek retrial if Tamihere's murder convictions are quashed
- Supreme Court hears David Tamihere's appeal against murder convictions
- Supreme Court hears David Tamihere's appeal against murder convictions+3
- Supreme Court finds wrong legal test used to detain autistic man
- Supreme Court rules riverbeds can be included in customary marine title
- Abandoned Christchurch hotel to be rebuilt as five-star Sheraton+1
- Supreme Court dismisses appeal application by Peter Huljich
- Government to proceed with foreshore and seabed legislation changes+3
July 2025
- Erin Patterson found guilty of three mushroom poisonings
- Uber takes driver employment status dispute to Supreme Court
- Fishing club leader warns of seabed mining risks in South Taranaki
June 2025
- Judge gives final directions to jury in Erin Patterson trial
- Leaky home compensation dispute reaches the Court of Appeal
- Erin Patterson disputes witness testimony in mushroom murder trial
May 2025
March 2025
- Artist loses Supreme Court appeal over copyright as relationship property
- Judge criticises Ministry of Health over care for autistic man+2
- Supreme Court rejects Lai Toy's appeal against animal ill-treatment convictions
- Luca Fairgray can be named after Supreme Court rejects suppression bid+1