High Court - civil appeal case volumes - for the 12 months ending 30 June 2019

Registry   New business Disposals Total active as at 30/6/19
Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau 107 103 79
Whangarei Whangārei-terenga-parāoa 10 12 2
Rotorua Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe 2 8 0
Tauranga Tauranga Moana 9 13 1
Hamilton Kirikiriroa 15 14 11
Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara 62 68 43
Napier Ahuriri 5 4 6
Palmerston North Te Papaioea 4 8 2
Whanganui Whanganui 1 2 0
Gisborne Tūranganui-a-Kiwa 4 2 2
New Plymouth Ngāmotu 5 7 2
Nelson Whakatū 4 4 3
Blenheim Te Waiharakeke 3 4 1
Masterton Whakaoriori 0 0 0
Christchurch Ōtautahi 19 23 13
Timaru Te Tihi-o-Maru 3 2 2
Dunedin Ōtepoti 7 1 5
Invercargill Waihōpai 8 7 5
Greymouth Māwhera 1 0 1
National total   269 282 178

 

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

Definitions

New business

HC appeals

New business includes all civil appeals filed in High Court.

Disposals at delivery of final judgment or earlier final outcome

HC appeals

Disposals are counted at the delivery of the final judgment, or at an earlier final outcome.

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

HC appeals

Active appeals are those cases that are proceeding to or awaiting a substantive appeal hearing or are awaiting the final judgment.