High Court - criminal appeal case volumes - for the 12 months ending 31 December 2018

Registry New business     Disposals Total active as at 31/12/18
Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau 415 402 58
Whangarei Whangārei-terenga-parāoa 34 42 4
Rotorua Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe 114 112 21
Tauranga Tauranga Moana 0 2 1
Hamilton Kirikiriroa 68 72 7
Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara 104 79 14
Napier Ahuriri 30 32 9
Palmerston North Te Papaioea 18 14 9
Wanganui Whanganui 12 13 2
Gisborne Tūranganui-a-Kiwa 22 20 6
New Plymouth Ngāmotu 31 37 4
Nelson Whakatū 18 17 2
Blenheim Te Waiharakeke 9 8 1
Masterton Whakaoriori . . .
Christchurch Ōtautahi 155 114 21
Timaru Te Tihi-o-Maru 5 8 2
Dunedin Ōtepoti 23 35 6
Invercargill Waihōpai 13 28 7
Greymouth Māwhera 4 4 2
National total   1075 1039 176

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 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.