High Court - insolvency case volumes - for the 12 months ending 30 June 2018

Registry New business Disposals Total active as at 30 June 2018
Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau 999 1,031 221
Blenheim Te Waiharakeke 11 14 1
Christchurch Ōtautahi 276 273 66
Dunedin Ōtepoti 35 30 16
Gisborne Tūranganui-a-Kiwa 18 16 3
Greymouth Māwhera 14 13 5
Hamilton Kirikiriroa 118 122 36
Invercargill Waihōpai 39 37 9
Masterton Whakaoriori 13 13 3
Napier Ahuriri 39 38 20
Nelson Whakatū 31 34 8
New Plymouth Ngāmotu 41 41 5
Palmerston North Te Papaioea 46 62 7
Rotorua Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe 63 58 22
Tauranga Tauranga Moana 89 89 22
Timaru Te Tihi-o-Maru 32 35 6
Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara 173 178 40
Whanganui Whanganui 12 14 4
Whangarei Whangārei-terenga-parāoa 44 47 12
National total   2,093 2,145 506

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.