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High Court Insolvency Case Volumes - for the 12 months ending 30 June 2015

  Insolvency
High Court New business Disposals* Total active as at 30 June 2015
Auckland 1206 1249 216
Blenheim 21 24 1
Christchurch 358 354 76
Dunedin 91 93 11
Gisborne 27 26 12
Greymouth 17 21 3
Hamilton 207 189 54
Invercargill 66 67 17
Masterton 15 18 1
Napier 74 74 13
Nelson 33 38 6
New Plymouth 36 37 10
Palmerston North 65 72 10
Rotorua 107 91 31
Tauranga 108 107 17
Timaru 24 27 6
Whanganui 20 25 4
Wellington 285 308 42
Whangarei 95 102 16
National total 2855 2922 546

 

Note:                                                                                                               

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

Definitions  

New business

HC insolvency                                    

New business includes all new bankruptcy cases (creditors' petitions) and company liquidation cases filed, and previously disposed cases that have been reactivated by the filing of a new application.

Disposals

HC insolvency 

The sum of bankruptcy cases (where a creditor's petition has been filed) and company liquidation cases disposed, where disposal for a given case was counted at the delivery of final judgment or earlier final outcome. 

Total active cases                                                                                                                

HC insolvency              

The sum of bankruptcy cases (where a creditor's petition has been filed) and company liquidiation cases that are awaiting hearing or awaiting final judgment.