High Court criminal trial cases by registry - for the 12 months ending 30 June 2017

 

    
Registry   New business Disposals Total active
Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau 83 66 62
Blenheim Waiharakeke 0 1 0
Christchurch Ōtautahi 12 11 10
Dunedin Ōtepoti 1 3 2
Gisborne Tūranganui-a-Kiwa 1 0 1
Greymouth Māwhera 1 0 1
Hamilton Kirikiriroa 12 11 9
Invercargill Waihōpai 2 1 1
Napier Ahuriri 2 3 2
Nelson Whakatū 1 1 1
New Plymouth Ngāmotu 4 3 5
Palmerston North Te Papaiōea 1 0 1
Rotorua Te Rotorua-nui-ā-Kahu 19 8 16
Timaru Te Tihi-ō-Maru 5 1 5
Wellington Te Whanganui-ā-Tara 13 9 12
Whanganui Whanganui 4 5 3
Whangarei Whangārei Terenga Parāoa 18 14 14
Total   179 137 145

Definitions

New business      

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New business includes cases arriving in High Court for trial, cases where a retrial has been directed, split cases and cases transferred under s 70 into High Court.           

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

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The sum of cases disposed, where disposal for a given case was counted at the completion of sentencing, or earlier outcome.         
Disposals include cases disposed when sentencing or final outcomes are established on all jury trial charges, or when all active jury trial charges are joined into another case. Disposals are recorded in the categories of Not Proceeded with on Indictment, Discharged Section 147, Other Outcome, Found Not Guilty, Convicted and Discharged, Convicted and Sentenced and Joined.                

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

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Active cases are those which are awaiting jury trial or are awaiting sentencing or final outcome.