High Court Criminal Trial Case Volumes - for the 12 months ending 31 December 2014

High Court New Business Disposals Total active as at 31 December 2014
Auckland 80 91 56
Blenheim 0 1 0
Christchurch 11 8 13
Dunedin 2 3 2
Gisborne 2 2 1
Greymouth 0 0 0
Hamilton 17 16 11
Invercargill 0 2 1
Napier 5 7 2
Nelson 5 5 6
New Plymouth 4 5 3
Palmerston North 10 11 3
Rotorua 16 18 14
Timaru 2 8 1
Wanganui 4 1 3
Wellington 18 23 10
Whangarei 3 7 8
National Total 179 208 134

Definitions

New Business

HC Criminal Jury Trial

New business includes cases committed for trial for Pre-CPA cases and cases entered to trial stage for CPA cases, cases where a retrial has been directed, severed cases and the difference between cases transferred into and out of the court. It excludes cases reactivated in the court due to the execution or withdrawal of a warrant to arrest.

Disposals at completion of sentence, delivery of final judgment or earlier outcome

HC Criminal Jury Trial

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

Disposals include cases disposed when sentencing or final outcomes are established on all jury trial charges, or when all active jury trial charges are joined into another case. Disposals are recorded in the categories of Not Proceeded with on Indictment, Discharged Section 347, Other Outcome, Found Not Guilty, Convicted and Discharged, Convicted and Sentenced and Joined.

Total Active Cases - all cases awaiting substantive hearing or awaiting sentencing, final judgment or final outcome

HC Criminal Jury Trial

Active cases are those which are awaiting Jury Trial or are awaiting sentencing or final outcome.