High Court Civil Proceeding Appeal Case Volumes - for the 12 months ending 31 December 2016

High Court New business Disposals Total active   
Auckland 165 100 114
Blenheim 1 2 1
Christchurch 43 31 22
Dunedin 7 13 3
Gisborne 0 1 0
Greymouth 1 1 0
Hamilton 15 12 14
Invercargill 7 5 4
Masterton 0 0 0
Napier 3 6 3
Nelson 4 6 3
New Plymouth 5 8 2
Palmerston North 9 11 3
Rotorua 5 6 5
Tauranga 13 10 8
Timaru 1 2 1
Whanganui 1 1 2
Wellington 79 60 57
Whangarei 3 3 5
National total 362 278 247

 

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 civil                                         

New business includes cases that have been deemed ready for a defended hearing with a High Court judge, and is limited to general proceedings, originating applications, judicial review proceedings, and defended interlocutory applications.   

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

HC civil                                         

The sum of cases disposed following being deemed ready for a defended hearing with a High Court judge, where disposal for a given case was counted at the delivery of final judgment, or earlier outcome. It is limited to general proceedings, originating applications, judicial review proceedings, and defended interlocutory applications.   

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

HC Civil                                        

Active cases are those cases which have been deemed ready for a defended hearing with a High Court judge, are awaiting defended hearing or are awaiting final judgment. It is limited to general proceedings, originating applications, judicial review proceedings, and defended interlocutory applications.

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.