High Court - civil appeal case volumes - for the 12 months ending 30 June 2021

Registry        New business Disposals     Total active    
Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau 94 91 44
Whangarei Whangārei-terenga-parāoa 15 9 6
Rotorua Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe 3 9 2
Tauranga Tauranga Moana 9 11 4
Hamilton Kirikiriroa 9 12 3
Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara 43 36 33
Napier Ahuriri 6 8 3
Palmerston North Te Papaioea 1 2 0
Whanganui Whanganui 3 0 3
Gisborne Tūranganui-a-Kiwa 2 2 0
New Plymouth Ngāmotu 14 12 5
Nelson Whakatū 4 3 2
Blenheim Te Waiharakeke 3 2 2
Masterton Whakaoriori 1 0 1
Christchurch Ōtautahi 18 23 10
Timaru Te Tihi-o-Maru 0 1 0
Dunedin Ōtepoti 4 4 3
Invercargill Waihōpai 8 7 4
Greymouth Māwhera 3 0 2
National total   240 232 127

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 criminal appeals filed in the 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.