Official account. Posting judgments of public interest, daily lists, speeches by judges, reports from the courts.
Courts of New Zealand
NZSC releases judgments in MB v R [2026] NZSC 76 and TW v R [2026] NZSC 77.
TW: sen.nz/15zwcx
MB: sen.nz/8c16n3
(1/2) Justice Natalie Walker was sworn in as a Judge of Te Kōti Matua – High Court at the Auckland High Court on Thursday 4 June. The ceremony was presided over by the Chief Justice.
Justice Natalie Walker will sit in Auckland.
sen.nz/t06wbl
NZSC releases judgment in F (SC 98/2025) v R and N (SC 102/2025) v R [2026] NZSC 78:
sen.nz/5gkph1
NZSC to release judgment in F (SC 98/2025) v R and N (SC 102/2025) v R [2026] NZSC 78 at 2.30 pm on 11 June 2026:
sen.nz/hgtd79
(1/2) Justice Rachel Sussock was sworn in as a Judge of Te Kōti Matua – High Court at the Auckland High Court on Monday 8 June. The ceremony was presided over by the Chief Justice.
Justice Sussock will sit in Auckland. sen.nz/b5hx5q
HC delivers sentence in R v Wirihana following manslaughter conviction:
sen.nz/scyhld
NZSC to release judgments in MB v R [2026] NZSC 76 and TW v R [2026] NZSC 77 at 2.15 pm on Thursday 11 June 2026.
TW: sen.nz/hgtd79
MB: sen.nz/hgtd79
(2/2) Speeches were given by Deputy Solicitor-General Anthea Williams on behalf of the Government, and David Campbell, President of the New Zealand Law Society, on behalf of the profession.
(2/2) Speeches were given by Madeleine Laracy on behalf of the Government, Paul Borich KC on behalf of the profession, and Yasmin Olsen (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Tīpā) on behalf of the Community.
Successful appeal against a District Court judgment returning forfeited gang insignia to the defendant under the Gangs Act 2024. The Court held that s7(3) and the words "destroyed or otherwise disposed of' in the Act does not permit the return of gang insignia to a defendant.
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