NZHC
High Court of New Zealand
Senior trial court of NZ — civil claims above District Court limits, indictable criminal trials (including Crown prosecutions for serious offences), judicial review of executive and tribunal decisions, hears appeals from District Court. Constituted by the Senior Courts Act 2016. Approximately 40 judges sitting across 18 main registries. Notable decisions: Bolitho v Auckland Standards Committee (solicitor's duty to court), Huakina Development Trust (Treaty in statutory interpretation).
Jurisdiction
New Zealand
Founded
1841 (as the Supreme Court of NZ; renamed High Court 1980)
Composition
~40 judges across 18 registries
Appeals from
District Court (civil and criminal appeals)
4 decisions in our library
Cases
NZHC· 2017landmark
Bolitho v Auckland Standards Committee 1
[2017] NZHC 1734
Ethics
NZHC· 2014landmark
Orlov v New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal
[2014] NZHC 1987
Ethics
NZHC· 2004landmark
Wolf v Minister of Immigration
[2004] NZAR 414
Administrative
NZHC· 1987landmark
Huakina Development Trust v Waikato Valley Authority
[1987] 2 NZLR 188
Public