High Court - general proceedings - waiting time for scheduled hearing as at 30 June 2019

Registry   Cases with scheduled hearing Average days Median days
Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau 169 436 385
Whangarei Whangārei-terenga-parāoa 10 346 365
Rotorua Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe 0 . .
Tauranga Tauranga Moana 14 393 411
Hamilton Kirikiriroa 17 431 337
Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara 32 389 290
Napier Ahuriri 2 438 438
Palmerston North Te Papaioea 0 . .
Whanganui Whanganui 0 . .
Gisborne Tūranganui-a-Kiwa 2 298 298
New Plymouth Ngāmotu 2 128 128
Nelson Whakatū 2 715 715
Blenheim Te Waiharakeke 1 385 385
Masterton Whakaoriori 1 82 82
Christchurch Ōtautahi 21 369 371
Timaru Te Tihi-o-Maru 1 162 162
Dunedin Ōtepoti 2 320 320
Invercargill Waihōpai 5 308 276
Greymouth Māwhera 1 428 428
National total   282 413 379

Definitions

Waiting time - in days (including weekends) is only available for a registry where at least one case was scheduled for a future substantive hearing.

HC Civil

Waiting time has been defined as the time between the date on which the case is ready for hearing and its future defended hearing date.

Waiting time information is limited to active general proceedings. These are the most representative and numerous of civil proceedings.