Case library
50 New Zealand decisions — Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court. Citations follow the NZ Law Style Guide (3rd ed). Source: NZLII.
Ellis v R [tikanga case]
[2022] NZSC 114
Public
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust v Attorney-General
[2018] NZSC 84
Public
Alpine Marketing Ltd v Wishtree Ltd
[2018] NZCA 65
Contract
Lochore v R
[2017] NZCA 333
Criminal
Bolitho v Auckland Standards Committee 1
[2017] NZHC 1734
Ethics
Bilta (UK) Ltd v Nazir (No 2) [applied in NZ]
[2015] UKSC 23 (applied in NZ)
Equity
Savvy Vineyards 3552 Ltd v Kakara Estate Ltd
[2014] NZSC 121
Contract
Orlov v New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal
[2014] NZHC 1987
Ethics
Body Corporate No 207624 v North Shore City Council [Spencer on Byron]
[2012] NZSC 83
Tort
North Shore City Council v Attorney-General [Grange]
[2012] NZSC 49
Tort
Westpac New Zealand Ltd v Map & Associates Ltd
[2011] NZSC 89
Contract
Couch v Attorney-General
[2010] NZSC 27
Tort
Vector Gas Ltd v Bay of Plenty Energy Ltd
[2010] NZSC 5
Contract
R v Bain
[2009] NZSC 17
Criminal
Regal Castings Ltd v Lightbody
[2008] NZSC 87
Property
Lab Tests Auckland Ltd v Auckland District Health Board
[2009] 1 NZLR 776
Administrative
Taunoa v Attorney-General
[2007] NZSC 70
Public
Brooker v Police
[2007] NZSC 30
Public
R v Hansen
[2007] NZSC 7
Public
Attorney-General v Body Corporate 200200
[2007] 1 NZLR 95
Tort
Carter Holt Harvey Ltd v Genesis Power Ltd
[2006] NZSC 50
Contract
R v L (Crimes Act s 167)
[2006] 3 NZLR 291
Criminal
R v Cumming
[2006] 2 NZLR 597
Criminal
Wolf v Minister of Immigration
[2004] NZAR 414
Administrative
Ngāti Apa v Attorney-General
[2003] 3 NZLR 643
Public
Bottrill v A
[2002] UKPC 44
Tort
Bradford-Smart v West Sussex County Council [applied in NZ]
[2002] 1 WLR 1571 (applied in NZ)
Tort
Drew v Attorney-General
[2002] 1 NZLR 58
Public
Moonen v Film and Literature Board of Review
[2000] 2 NZLR 9
Public
Peters v Davidson
[1999] 2 NZLR 164
Administrative
Attorney-General v Prince and Gardner
[1998] 1 NZLR 262
Tort
Quilter v Attorney-General
[1998] 1 NZLR 523
Public
Invercargill City Council v Hamlin
[1996] AC 624
Tort
Fleming v Securities Commission
[1995] 2 NZLR 514
Tort
Lankow v Rose
[1995] 1 NZLR 277
Equity
Thames Valley Electric Power Board v NZFP Pulp & Paper Ltd
[1994] 2 NZLR 641
Administrative
Phillips v Phillips
[1993] 3 NZLR 159
Equity
South Pacific Manufacturing Co Ltd v New Zealand Security Consultants & Investigations Ltd
[1992] 2 NZLR 282
Tort
Te Runanga o Muriwhenua Inc v Attorney-General
[1990] 2 NZLR 641
Public
Savill v Chase Holdings (Wellington) Ltd
[1989] 1 NZLR 257
Property
Northland Milk Vendors Association Inc v Northern Milk Ltd
[1988] 1 NZLR 530
Legal System
New Zealand Maori Council v Attorney-General [Lands case]
[1987] 1 NZLR 641
Public
Huakina Development Trust v Waikato Valley Authority
[1987] 2 NZLR 188
Public
Westpac Banking Corp v Savin
[1985] 2 NZLR 41
Equity
Taylor v New Zealand Poultry Board
[1984] 1 NZLR 394
Legal System
R v Burr
[1969] NZLR 736
Criminal
Frazer v Walker
[1967] 1 AC 569
Property
R v Wholesale Distributors Ltd
[1962] NZLR 749
Criminal
Source: NZLII (https://www.nzlii.org). Citations rendered per NZ Law Style Guide 3rd ed. Where Privy Council appeals from NZ are included, they are marked PC.