High Court Civil Proceeding Waiting Time for Scheduled Hearing by Courts - as at 31 December 2014

High Court Cases with Scheduled Hearing Average Days Median Days
Auckland 139 299 256
Blenheim 0    
Christchurch 50 264 256
Dunedin 3 204 192
Gisborne 0    
Greymouth 1 188 188
Hamilton 6 228 231
Invercargill 4 297 304
Masterton 0    
Napier 0    
Nelson 4 628 503
New Plymouth 3 490 581
Palmerston North 1 1,092 1,092
Rotorua 2 306 306
Tauranga 6 321 323
Timaru 3 212 198
Wanganui 1 371 371
Wellington 17 357 314
Whangarei 5 238 252
National Total 245 302 259

Definitions

Waiting Time - in days (including weekends), only available for a court where at least one case was scheduled for a future defended hearing date.

HC Civil

Waiting time has been defined as the time between the date on which the case is ready for hearing and its future defended hearing date.

Waiting times information is limited to active High Court General Proceeding Cases.

Notes:

Substantive Hearing: refer to Jury Trial/defended hearing for Criminal Jurisdiction, short/simplified/full trial/substantive hearing for Civil Jurisdiction, short / long cause hearing for Family Jurisdiction in general.