Annual Statistics
Workload statistics for New Zealand courts and tribunals are now available online.
These key court statistics provide a picture of court workloads over the past 12 months, and are updated every 6 months.
Statistics are provided for courts by jurisdiction and location. The following categories of statistics are available for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, District Courts, and Specialist Courts and Tribunals:
1. Court workloads
- New business
- Disposals
- Active cases
2. Waiting times for scheduled hearings
- Information on waiting times to trial/defended hearing is also available for the High Court.
Definitions and glossary
Definitions are available within each spreadsheet.
A glossary of terms is available.
Note: All annual Senior Courts statistics information for periods starting with 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 can be found at each court's page, specifically for the following:
Annual courts statistics for all other courts and special jurisdictions will in due course be available on these webpages :
Archived courts statistics covering all jurisdictions are available here:
- 1 January 2016 - 31 December 2016
- 1 July 2015 - 30 June 2016
- 1 January 2015 - 31 December 2015
- 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015
- 1 January 2014 - 31 December 2014
- 1 July 2013 - 30 June 2014
- 1 January 2013 - 31 December 2013
- 1 July 2012 - 30 June 2013
- 1 January 2012 - 31 December 2012
- 1 July 2011 - 30 June 2012
- 1 January - 31 December 2011
- 1 July 2010 - 30 June 2011
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| Court workload is seasonal, especially relating to numbers of active cases. It can be misleading to compare active cases and/or waiting times at 30 June with those at 31 December. |
Judicial media inquiries - Senior Courts (Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court)
- Contact: Liz Kennedy, Manager, Judicial Communications and Engagement
- Email: Liz.Kennedy@courts.govt.nz
- Phone: 04 466 3439
- Mobile: 027 369 6701