High Court Criminal Appeal Case Volumes - for the 12 months ending 30 June 2013

High Court Registry New Business Disposals Total Active
Auckland 408 421 69
Blenheim 12 14 0
Christchurch 118 109 23
Dunedin 41 55 3
Gisborne 18 16 3
Greymouth 2 1 1
Hamilton 74 66 26
Invercargill 53 67 4
Napier 35 36 3
Nelson 15 15 2
New Plymouth 50 57 3
Palmerston North 34 33 7
Rotorua 74 63 22
Tauranga 36 37 8
Timaru 5 10 2
Wanganui 14 16 2
Wellington 81 79 17
Whangarei 70 73 11
National Total 1,140 1,168 206

 

Note:

Masterton is a filing-only registry for the High Court; appeals filed in Masterton are generally heard in Wellington.

Definitions

New Business

New business includes all appeals filed in the District Court (criminal appeals are filed in the District Court then transferred to the High Court).

Disposals

The sum of appeals disposed, where disposal of a given appeal was counted at the delivery of final judgment or earlier final outcome.

Total Active Cases

The sum of appeals that are awaiting defended hearing or awaiting final judgment.