District Court Family Application Workload Statistics - for the 12 months ending 31 December 2013

Family Applications New Business Disposals Total Active
District Court 30-Dec-2013 30-Dec-2013 30-Dec-2013
Alexandra DC 117 117 28
Ashburton DC 341 337 117
Auckland DC 5,321 5,144 2,540
Balclutha DC 52 74 11
Blenheim DC 603 572 158
Chatham Islands DC 0 0 0
Christchurch DC 6,240 5,891 2,214
Dannevirke DC 132 126 46
Dargaville DC 152 185 121
Dunedin DC 2,069 2,019 469
Feilding DC -21 17 0
Gisborne DC 819 782 330
Gore DC 200 210 49
Greymouth DC 312 332 103
Hamilton DC 3,504 3,376 1,369
Hastings DC 1,227 1,209 410
Hawera DC 419 408 206
Huntly DC 195 192 89
Hutt Valley DC 2,388 1,612 781
Invercargill DC 1,345 1,300 359
Kaikohe DC 513 517 410
Kaikoura DC 1 1 0
Kaitaia DC 372 331 227
Levin DC 777 701 309
Lower Hutt DC -194 370 0
Manukau DC 4,983 4,759 2,565
Marton DC 69 105 13
Masterton DC 765 730 345
Morrinsville DC 396 338 168
Napier DC 1,122 1,221 489
Nelson DC 1,476 1,444 347
New Plymouth DC 1,353 1,292 590
North Shore DC 2,927 2,735 1,385
Oamaru DC 196 169 59
Opotiki DC 104 115 36
Palmerston North DC 2,066 1,906 636
Papakura DC 776 729 560
Porirua DC 1,536 1,528 575
Pukekohe DC 695 637 429
Queenstown DC 154 168 48
Rangiora DC 387 331 200
Rotorua DC 1,611 1,661 518
Ruatoria DC 0 0 0
Taihape DC 62 48 25
Taumarunui DC 160 132 75
Taupo DC 561 464 302
Tauranga DC 2,634 2,577 843
Te Awamutu DC 243 296 98
Te Kuiti DC 116 117 39
Thames DC 383 361 175
Timaru DC 843 803 279
Tokoroa DC 331 412 132
Upper Hutt DC -97 91 0
Waihi DC 253 185 156
Waipukurau DC 133 136 52
Wairoa DC 106 73 60
Waitakere DC 3,292 3,008 1,657
Wanganui DC 1,247 1,148 436
Warkworth DC -70 22 0
Wellington DC 2,400 2,235 573
Westport DC 68 79 10
Whakatane DC 755 741 232
Whangarei DC 2,048 2,033 1,214
Whataroa DC 0 0 0
National Total 62,968 60,652 25,667

Definitions

DC Family Court New Business

New business includes applications filed and the difference between applications transferred into and out of the court.

DC Family Court Disposals

Disposals include applications with final judgment or final outcome determined by the Court.

DC Family Court Total Active

Active family applications are those which are awaiting substantive hearing or are awaiting final judgment.