High Court Criminal Appeal Case Volumes - for the 12 months ending 30 June 2014

High Court New business Disposals Total active
Auckland 381 348 100
Blenheim 10 9 1
Christchurch 126 137 13
Dunedin 39 37 8
Gisborne 14 18 0
Greymouth 8 9 1
Hamilton 55 60 24
Invercargill 38 36 6
Napier 50 43 10
Nelson 24 21 5
New Plymouth 35 33 5
Palmerston North 20 22 5
Rotorua 81 85 18
Tauranga 38 39 7
Timaru 12 14 1
Wanganui 12 14 0
Wellington 71 70 26
Whangarei 45 41 16
National total 1,059 1,036 246

Definitions

New business

HC Appeals - Criminal, Civil

New business includes all appeals filed in High Court.

Disposals at completion of sentence, delivery of final judgment or earlier outcome

HC Appeals - Criminal, Civil

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

Total active cases - all cases awaiting substantive hearing or awaiting sentencing, final judgment or final outcome

HC Appeals - Criminal, Civil

Active appeals are those which are awaiting substantive appeal hearing or are awaiting final judgment.


Notes:
Substantive hearing: refer to jury trial/defended hearing for criminal urisdiction, short/simplified/full trial/substantive hearing for civil jurisdiction, short / long cause hearing for family jurisdiction in general.