High Court Jury Trial Waiting Time for Scheduled Hearing - As At 30 June 2012
| High Court Registry | Cases with Scheduled Hearing |
Average Days | Median Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 59 | 301 | 273 |
| Blenheim | 1 | 285 | 285 |
| Christchurch | 10 | 338 | 336 |
| Dunedin | 1 | 398 | 398 |
| Gisborne | 4 | 278 | 287 |
| Greymouth | 0 | ||
| Hamilton | 6 | 350 | 347 |
| Invercargill | 2 | 387 | 387 |
| Napier | 6 | 342 | 346 |
| Nelson | 1 | 535 | 535 |
| New Plymouth | 1 | 216 | 216 |
| Palmerston North | 7 | 361 | 362 |
| Rotorua | 14 | 393 | 375 |
| Timaru | 1 | 353 | 353 |
| Wanganui | 0 | ||
| Wellington | 11 | 296 | 329 |
| Whangarei | 2 | 308 | 308 |
| National Total | 126 | 324 | 311 |
Note:
High Court jury trials are not held in Masterton or Tauranga and have been therefore excluded from the table. Jury trials originating in Masterton are generally heard in Wellington, while jury trials originating in Tauranga are generally heard in Rotorua.
Definitions
Waiting Time
Waiting time is in days (including weekends), and is only available for registries where at least one case was scheduled for a future substantive hearing. Waiting time is defined as the time from committal for trial to the future scheduled trial date. Waiting time figures exclude retrial cases.