High Court - general proceedings - waiting time for scheduled hearing as at 31 December 2018

Registry Cases with scheduled hearing Average days Median days
Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau 189 375 355
Whangarei Whangārei-terenga-parāoa 8 354 386
Rotorua Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe 5 398 392
Tauranga Tauranga Moana 14 354 329
Hamilton Kirikiriroa 13 440 365
Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara 33 411 340
Napier Ahuriri 4 365 317
Palmerston North Te Papaioea 0 . .
Whanganui Whanganui 2 269 269
Gisborne Tūranganui-a-Kiwa 4 491 361
New Plymouth Ngāmotu 1 168 168
Nelson Whakatū 2 336 336
Blenheim Te Waiharakeke 0 . .
Masterton Whakaoriori 0 . .
Christchurch Ōtautahi 63 345 335
Timaru Te Tihi-o-Maru 1 355 355
Dunedin Ōtepoti 3 289 287
Invercargill Waihōpai 6 400 313
Greymouth Māwhera 0 . .
National total   348 374 350

Definitions

Waiting time - in days (including weekends) is only calculated for a registry when at least one case was scheduled for a future defended hearing.

HC civil

Waiting time has been defined as the time between the date on which the case is ready for hearing and its future defended hearing date.

Waiting time information is limited to active general proceedings. These are the most representative and numerous of civil proceedings.