High Court criminal trials held - for the 12 months ending 30 June 2016
| High Court | Criminal trials held |
| Auckland | 30 |
| Blenheim | 0 |
| Christchurch | 8 |
| Dunedin | 0 |
| Gisborne | 1 |
| Greymouth | 0 |
| Hamilton | 4 |
| Invercargill | 0 |
| Napier | 1 |
| Nelson | 1 |
| New Plymouth | 1 |
| Palmerston North | 2 |
| Rotorua | 14 |
| Timaru | 1 |
| Whanganui | 2 |
| Wellington | 10 |
| Whangarei | 4 |
| National total | 79 |
Definitions
Total active cases - all cases awaiting substantive hearing or awaiting sentencing, final judgment or final outcome
Jury trials held
Trials ‘held’ include cases where the jury delivered a verdict on all charges put to it, cases where the jury was unable to agree on one or more charges, cases where a mistrial was declared, and cases determined by guilty plea and/or dismissal either during the trial or on the morning a trial was scheduled to begin.
Notes:
Substantive hearing: refer to jury trial/defended hearing for criminal jurisdiction, short/simplified/full trial/substantive hearing for civil jurisdiction, short / long cause hearing for family jurisdiction in general.