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

Registry   New business Disposals Total active
Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau 647 612 215
Whangarei Whangārei-terenga-parāoa 31 16 13
Rotorua Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe 34 32 13
Tauranga Tauranga Moana 54 57 13
Hamilton Kirikiriroa 63 52 35
Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara 75 80 23
Napier Ahuriri 36 26 18
Palmerston North Te Papaioea 25 23 10
Whanganui Whanganui 11 10 2
Gisborne Tūranganui-a-Kiwa 5 5 1
New Plymouth Ngāmotu 17 17 6
Nelson Whakatū 20 23 5
Blenheim Te Waiharakeke 14 22 4
Masterton Whakaoriori 5 3 3
Christchurch Ōtautahi 147 140 42
Timaru Te Tihi-o-Maru 16 10 8
Dunedin Ōtepoti 24 18 7
Invercargill Waihōpai 37 29 17
Greymouth Māwhera 8 6 3
National total   1269 1181 438

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.