High Court Civil Proceedings Case Volumes - for the 12 months ending 30 June 2012
| General Proceedings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| High Court Registry | New Business | Disposals | Total Active |
| Auckland | 955 | 1,103 | 846 |
| Blenheim | 11 | 21 | 10 |
| Christchurch | 129 | 143 | 150 |
| Dunedin | 30 | 50 | 35 |
| Gisborne | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Greymouth | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Hamilton | 85 | 112 | 85 |
| Invercargill | 32 | 41 | 33 |
| Masterton | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Napier | 32 | 39 | 25 |
| Nelson | 31 | 26 | 29 |
| New Plymouth | 18 | 17 | 24 |
| Palmerston North | 33 | 41 | 33 |
| Rotorua | 46 | 60 | 41 |
| Tauranga | 58 | 85 | 48 |
| Timaru | 25 | 27 | 14 |
| Wanganui | 14 | 25 | 4 |
| Wellington | 172 | 240 | 505 |
| Whangarei | 51 | 50 | 51 |
| National Total | 1,743 | 2,106 | 1,948 |
| Judicial Review | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| High Court Registry | New Business | Disposals | Total Active |
| Auckland | 87 | 84 | 38 |
| Blenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christchurch | 12 | 10 | 7 |
| Dunedin | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gisborne | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Greymouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| Invercargill | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Masterton | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Napier | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nelson | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| New Plymouth | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Palmerston North | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rotorua | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tauranga | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Timaru | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wanganui | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wellington | 45 | 41 | 31 |
| Whangarei | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| National Total | 165 | 168 | 85 |
| Originating Applications | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| High Court Registry | New Business | Disposals | Total Active |
| Auckland | 580 | 581 | 128 |
| Blenheim | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Christchurch | 70 | 67 | 21 |
| Dunedin | 10 | 11 | 2 |
| Gisborne | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Greymouth | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Hamilton | 70 | 72 | 22 |
| Invercargill | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| Masterton | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Napier | 22 | 20 | 10 |
| Nelson | 11 | 15 | 4 |
| New Plymouth | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| Palmerston North | 21 | 22 | 6 |
| Rotorua | 28 | 22 | 12 |
| Tauranga | 36 | 33 | 12 |
| Timaru | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| Wanganui | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Wellington | 105 | 112 | 44 |
| Whangarei | 18 | 23 | 10 |
| National Total | 1,026 | 1,033 | 293 |
| Total Civil Cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| High Court Registry | New Business | Disposals | Total Active |
| Auckland | 1,622 | 1,768 | 1,012 |
| Blenheim | 15 | 25 | 14 |
| Christchurch | 211 | 220 | 178 |
| Dunedin | 41 | 62 | 38 |
| Gisborne | 18 | 17 | 12 |
| Greymouth | 12 | 7 | 8 |
| Hamilton | 161 | 195 | 110 |
| Invercargill | 48 | 55 | 38 |
| Masterton | 8 | 15 | 3 |
| Napier | 54 | 60 | 35 |
| Nelson | 42 | 43 | 33 |
| New Plymouth | 25 | 29 | 25 |
| Palmerston North | 54 | 64 | 40 |
| Rotorua | 75 | 82 | 54 |
| Tauranga | 97 | 123 | 61 |
| Timaru | 34 | 37 | 19 |
| Wanganui | 22 | 33 | 5 |
| Wellington | 322 | 393 | 580 |
| Whangarei | 73 | 79 | 61 |
| National Total | 2,934 | 3,307 | 2,326 |
Note:
The way in which High Court civil cases are reported on has changed. The data source used has changed from manual workload returns to the Ministry's electronic Case Management System (CMS). The manual data previously used related only to those cases that were deemed ready to be heard, while the CMS data to be used henceforth relates to all active cases. The difference is substantial, as at any one time a large number of civil cases have been filed but are not yet ready to be heard; those cases were not included in the data used previously. Previously the category 'civil proceedings' included general proceedings, originating applications and defended interlocutory applications. In order to better reflect the civil workload of the High Court, the following civil case types are now reported on separately: general proceedings, judicial review, originating applications and insolvency cases.
Masterton is a filing-only registry for the High Court; civil proceedings filed in Masterton are generally heard in Wellington.
Definitions
New Business
HC General Proceedings, Judicial Review, Originating Applications
New business includes all cases filed and previously disposed cases that have been reactivated by the filing of a new application.
Disposals
HC General Proceedings, Judicial Review, Originating Applications
The sum of cases disposed , where disposal for a given case was counted at the delivery of final judgment or earlier final outcome.
Total Active Cases
HC General Proceedings, Judicial Review, Originating Applications
The sum of cases that are awaiting defended hearing or awaiting final judgment.