High Court - insolvency case volumes - for the 12 months ending 30 June 2020

Registry   New business Disposals Total active
Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau 638 631 177
Whangarei Whangārei-terenga-parāoa 24 29 1
Rotorua Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe 46 52 12
Tauranga Tauranga Moana 49 51 16
Hamilton Kirikiriroa 69 78 24
Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara 95 97 27
Napier Ahuriri 25 22 6
Palmerston North Te Papaioea 23 25 7
Whanganui Whanganui 5 9 2
Gisborne Tūranganui-a-Kiwa 5 4 1
New Plymouth Ngāmotu 26 24 6
Nelson Whakatū 22 24 8
Blenheim Te Waiharakeke 19 8 13
Masterton Whakaoriori 3 2 1
Christchurch Ōtautahi 162 174 36
Timaru Te Tihi-o-Maru 13 16 2
Dunedin Ōtepoti 17 17 1
Invercargill Waihōpai 28 31 9
Greymouth Māwhera 9 9 1
National total   1278 1303 350

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.