High Court Criminal Trial Waiting Time for Scheduled Hearing by Courts - as at 31 December 2015
| High Court | Cases with scheduled hearing | Average days | Median days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 35 | 447 | 374 |
| Blenheim | 1 | 279 | 279 |
| Christchurch | 8 | 290 | 276 |
| Dunedin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gisborne | 2 | 258 | 258 |
| Greymouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton | 7 | 248 | 210 |
| Invercargill | 1 | 170 | 170 |
| Napier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson | 1 | 313 | 313 |
| New Plymouth | 3 | 235 | 219 |
| Palmerston North | 4 | 366 | 442 |
| Rotorua | 8 | 268 | 252 |
| Timaru | 4 | 426 | 486 |
| Whanganui | 2 | 661 | 661 |
| Wellington | 7 | 418 | 461 |
| Whangarei | 9 | 501 | 477 |
| National total | 92 | 388 | 347 |
Definitions
Waiting time - in days (including weekends), only available for a court where at least one case was scheduled for a future scheduled trial date.
HC trial
For Pre-CPA criminal trial cases that have a scheduled trial, waiting time is defined as the time from committal for trial to the future scheduled trial date;
For CPA cases that have a scheduled trial, waiting time is defined as the time from entry into trial stage to the future scheduled trial date.
Waiting time figures exclude retrial cases and cases that are awaiting outcomes of appeals.
Notes:
Substantive hearing: refer to criminal trial/defended hearing for criminal jurisdiction, short/simplified/full trial/substantive hearing for civil jurisdiction, short/long cause hearing for family jurisdiction in general.