High Court Civil Appeal Case Volumes - for the 12 months ending 31 December 2014

Appeals
High Court New business Disposals * Total active as at 31 December 2014*
Auckland 127 123 61
Blenheim 6 3 4
Christchurch 33 24 22
Dunedin 5 8 3
Gisborne 0 0 0
Greymouth 2 1 1
Hamilton 18 17 8
Invercargill 6 4 3
Masterton 0 0 1
Napier 7 5 3
Nelson 7 8 4
New Plymouth 5 3 6
Palmerston North 5 6 2
Rotorua 6 7 2
Tauranga 8 10 2
Timaru 2 5 1
Whanganui 4 4 1
Wellington 71 65 46
Whangarei 8 9 2
National total 320 302 172

Definitions                                       

New business                                       

New business includes all cases filed and previously disposed cases that have been reactivated by the filing of a new application.

Disposals

The sum of cases disposed , where disposal for a given case was counted at the delivery of final judgment or earlier final outcome.

Total active cases

The sum of cases that are awaiting defended hearing or awaiting final judgment.