High Court - civil proceeding case volumes - for the 12 months ending 31 December 2018

 

General proceedings
Registry New business                  Disposals Total active as at 31/12/18
Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau 535 534 662
Whangarei Whangārei-terenga-parāoa 28 32 35
Rotorua Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe 22 17 31
Tauranga Tauranga Moana 31 22 51
Hamilton Kirikiriroa 62 53 89
Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara 176 175   691*
Napier Ahuriri 14 14 22
Palmerston North Te Papaioea 25 22 18
Whanganui Whanganui 5 5 8
Gisborne Tūranganui-a-Kiwa 4 3 7
New Plymouth Ngāmotu 15 11 17
Nelson Whakatū 18 14 23
Blenheim Te Waiharakeke 6 4 7
Masterton Whakaoriori 10 4 8
Christchurch Ōtautahi 287 296 643
Timaru Te Tihi-o-Maru 8 8 5
Dunedin Ōtepoti 22 20 24
Invercargill Waihōpai 17 16 27
Greymouth Māwhera 4 0 4
National total   1,289 1,250 2,372

 

Originating applications
Registry New business              Disposals Total active as at 31/12/18
Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau 392 393 178
Whangarei Whangārei-terenga-parāoa 24 26 6
Rotorua Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe 40 32 16
Tauranga Tauranga Moana 34 31 11
Hamilton Kirikiriroa 57 43 23
Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara 106 100 200
Napier Ahuriri 15 17 8
Palmerston North Te Papaioea 20 22 5
Whanganui Whanganui 2 1 1
Gisborne Tūranganui-a-Kiwa 6 3 4
New Plymouth Ngāmotu 7 6 5
Nelson Whakatū 12 15 5
Blenheim Te Waiharakeke 7 9 0
Masterton Whakaoriori 1 1 1
Christchurch Ōtautahi 89 89 43
Timaru Te Tihi-o-Maru 11 9 2
Dunedin Ōtepoti 22 23 4
Invercargill Waihōpai 16 16 7
Greymouth Māwhera 2 1 2
National total   863 837 521

 

Judicial reviews
Registry New business              Disposals Total active as at 31/12/18
Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau 92 83 55
Whangarei Whangārei-terenga-parāoa 3 3 2
Rotorua Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe 2 2 1
Tauranga Tauranga Moana 3 3 3
Hamilton Kirikiriroa 3 4 2
Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara 53 47 46
Napier Ahuriri 3 3 1
Palmerston North Te Papaioea 5 4 1
Whanganui Whanganui 1 2 1
Gisborne Tūranganui-a-Kiwa 0 0 0
New Plymouth Ngāmotu 3 1 3
Nelson Whakatū 2 3 1
Blenheim Te Waiharakeke 3 2 2
Masterton Whakaoriori 2 2 0
Christchurch Ōtautahi 12 14 14
Timaru Te Tihi-o-Maru 0 0 0
Dunedin Ōtepoti 5 4 3
Invercargill Waihōpai 2 2 3
Greymouth Māwhera 0 0 0
National total   194 179 138

 

 

Total civil cases
Registry New business               Disposals Total active as at 31/12/18
Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau 1,019 1,010 895
Whangarei Whangārei-terenga-parāoa 55 61 43
Rotorua Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe 64 51 48
Tauranga Tauranga Moana 68 56 65
Hamilton Kirikiriroa 122 100 114
Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara 335 322 937
Napier Ahuriri 32 34 31
Palmerston North Te Papaioea 50 48 24
Whanganui Whanganui 8 8 10
Gisborne Tūranganui-a-Kiwa 10 6 11
New Plymouth Ngāmotu 25 18 25
Nelson Whakatū 32 32 29
Blenheim Te Waiharakeke 16 15 9
Masterton Whakaoriori 13 7 9
Christchurch Ōtautahi 388 399 700
Timaru Te Tihi-o-Maru 19 17 7
Dunedin Ōtepoti 49 47 31
Invercargill Waihōpai 35 34 37
Greymouth Māwhera 6 1 6
National total   2,346 2,266 3,031

 

* - includes the 473 historic abuse cases noted in the commentary.
Note
Masterton is a filing-only registry for the High Court; proceedings filed in Masterton are generally heard in Wellington.

Definitions

New business

HC civil

New business includes all general proceedings, originating applications and judicial reviews filed in the High Court.

Disposals at delivery of final judgment or earlier final outcome

HC civil

Disposals are counted at the delivery of the final judgment, or at an earlier final outcome. They are limited to general proceedings, originating applications and judicial reviews.

Total active cases - all cases awaiting substantive hearing, final judgment or final outcome

HC civil

Active cases are those cases that are proceeding to or awaiting a defended hearing or are awaiting final judgment. They are limited to general proceedings, originating applications and judicial reviews.