District Court Defended Civil Case Volumes - for the 12 months ending June 30 2012

District Court New Business Disposals Total Active
Alexandra DC 1 4 0
Ashburton DC 3 5 1
Auckland DC 190 173 195
Balclutha DC 0 2 0
Blenheim DC 8 9 8
Chatham Islands DC 0 0 0
Christchurch DC 38 74 25
Dannevirke DC 1 1 0
Dargaville DC 1 2 2
Dunedin DC 10 10 11
Feilding DC 0 2 0
Gisborne DC 5 4 6
Gore DC -1 1 0
Greymouth DC 3 4 4
Hamilton DC 33 42 14
Hastings DC 8 16 7
Hawera DC 0 1 0
Huntly DC 3 1 2
Invercargill DC 14 10 8
Kaikohe DC 2 6 5
Kaikoura DC 0 0 0
Kaitaia DC 3 2 1
Levin DC 5 3 7
Lower Hutt DC 17 12 10
Manukau DC 31 37 30
Marton DC 3 4 2
Masterton DC 4 2 3
Morrinsville DC 0 0 0
Napier DC 9 11 6
Nelson DC 22 23 16
New Plymouth DC 5 3 6
North Shore DC 12 23 28
Oamaru DC 3 5 0
Opotiki DC 3 5 2
Palmerston North DC 13 12 14
Papakura DC 7 8 11
Porirua DC 12 10 8
Pukekohe DC 4 10 3
Queenstown DC 9 8 10
Rangiora DC 5 8 3
Rotorua DC 14 13 9
Ruatoria DC 0 0 0
Taihape DC 1 2 0
Taumarunui DC 2 0 2
Taupo DC 6 1 5
Tauranga DC 23 29 18
Te Awamutu DC 1 0 2
Te Kuiti DC 0 3 0
Thames DC 4 3 2
Timaru DC 17 9 14
Tokoroa DC 0 2 0
Upper Hutt DC 3 2 3
Waihi DC 2 2 0
Waipukurau DC 2 2 1
Wairoa DC 0 0 0
Waitakere DC 8 17 18
Wanganui DC 10 9 6
Warkworth DC -2 2 3
Wellington DC 26 38 18
Westport DC -1 2 1
Whakatane DC 6 8 5
Whangarei DC 12 18 9
Whataroa DC 0 0 0
National Total 620 715 564


Source: Ministry of Justice Case Management System Operational Data Warehouse Reports run on 4 July 2012

Definitions

New Business

Civil new business includes cases where a defence has been filed, cases where a rehearing has been directed and the difference between cases transferred into and out of the court.

Disposals

Disposals include cases with final judgment or final outcome determined by the Court.

Total Active

Active civil cases are those which are awaiting substantive hearing or are awaiting final judgment.