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

Registry   New business Disposals Total active as at 30/6/19
Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau 840 891 163
Whangarei Whangārei-terenga-parāoa 36 44 6
Rotorua Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe 67 72 19
Tauranga Tauranga Moana 53 58 16
Hamilton Kirikiriroa 94 100 32
Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara 157 169 28
Napier Ahuriri 26 40 5
Palmerston North Te Papaioea 34 32 8
Whanganui Whanganui 11 7 6
Gisborne Tūranganui-a-Kiwa 14 19 0
New Plymouth Ngāmotu 25 27 4
Nelson Whakatū 26 24 11
Blenheim Te Waiharakeke 17 16 2
Masterton Whakaoriori 7 10 0
Christchurch Ōtautahi 216 233 50
Timaru Te Tihi-o-Maru 24 25 5
Dunedin Ōtepoti 23 38 1
Invercargill Waihōpai 30 26 13
Greymouth Māwhera 10 11 2
National total   1,710 1,842 371

 

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

Definitions

New business

HC insolvency

New business includes all new bankruptcy cases (adjudication applications) and company liquidation cases filed, and previously disposed cases that have been reactivated by the filing of a new application.

Disposals at delivery of final judgment or earlier final outcome

HC insolvency

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

Total active cases

HC insolvency

Active cases are those bankruptcy cases (adjudication applications) and company liquidation cases awaiting a hearing or are awaiting the final judgment.