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

Registry   New business Disposals Total active
Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau 585 605 91
Whangarei Whangārei-terenga-parāoa 55 55 5
Rotorua Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe 166 162 23
Tauranga Tauranga Moana 0 0 0
Hamilton Kirikiriroa 87 85 9
Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara 99 97 14
Napier Ahuriri 22 22 2
Palmerston North Te Papaioea 31 33 2
Whanganui Whanganui 24 21 2
Gisborne Tūranganui-a-Kiwa 7 7 2
New Plymouth Ngāmotu 47 39 11
Nelson Whakatū 31 30 3
Blenheim Te Waiharakeke 5 8 0
Christchurch Ōtautahi 174 177 24
Timaru Te Tihi-o-Maru 12 13 1
Dunedin Ōtepoti 53 46 18
Invercargill Waihōpai 30 33 4
Greymouth Māwhera 12 8 5
National total   1440 1441 216

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.