High Court Insolvency Case Volumes - for the 12 months ending 31 December 2015

Insolvency
High Court New business Disposals* Total active as at 31 December 2015*
Auckland 1122 1081 265
Blenheim 9 17 2
Christchurch 310 327 62
Dunedin 55 58 13
Gisborne 29 29 7
Greymouth 11 16 3
Hamilton 180 204 34
Invercargill 46 53 9
Masterton 16 17 4
Napier 67 75 15
Nelson 27 28 5
New Plymouth 45 30 21
Palmerston North 56 62 12
Rotorua 96 102 26
Tauranga 106 99 29
Timaru 31 27 8
Whanganui 23 23 7
Wellington 223 249 57
Whangarei 91 92 30
National total 2543 2589 609

Definitions

New business

HC insolvency

New business includes all new bankruptcy cases (creditors' petitions) and company liquidation cases filed, and previously disposed cases that have been reactivated by the filing of a new application.

Disposals

HC insolvency

The sum of bankruptcy cases (where a creditor's petition has been filed) and company liquidation cases disposed, where disposal for a given case was counted at the delivery of final judgment or earlier final outcome.

Total active cases

HC insolvency

The sum of bankruptcy cases (where a creditor's petition has been filed) and company liquidiation cases that are awaiting hearing or awaiting final judgment.