High Court - insolvency case volumes - for the 12 months ending 31 December 2022

Registry		New Business	Disposals	Total Active as at 31/12/22
Auckland	Tāmaki Makaurau	601	500	296
Whangarei	Whangārei-terenga-parāoa	31	23	15
Rotorua	Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe	51	49	17
Tauranga	Tauranga Moana	53	48	21
Hamilton	Kirikiriroa	107	90	37
Wellington	Te Whanganui-a-Tara	100	78	32
Napier	Ahuriri	32	32	6
Palmerston North	Te Papaioea	27	24	5
Whanganui	Whanganui	10	13	1
Gisborne	Tūranganui-a-Kiwa	8	4	4
New Plymouth	Ngāmotu	27	24	8
Nelson	Whakatū	17	16	4
Blenheim	Te Waiharakeke	9	4	5
Masterton	Whakaoriori	9	6	4
Christchurch	Ōtautahi	149	143	41
Timaru	Te Tihi-o-Maru	18	16	5
Dunedin	Ōtepoti	50	50	7
Invercargill	Waihōpai	18	17	5
Greymouth	Māwhera	7	7	2
National Total		1,324	1,144	515

Note:

Masterton is a filing-only registry for the High Court; proceedings filed in Masterton are generally heard in Wellington.

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.

HC insolvency

Disposals are counted at the delivery of the final judgment, or at an earlier final outcome.

HC insolvency

Active cases are those bankruptcy cases (adjudication applications) and company liquidation cases awaiting a hearing or

are awaiting the final judgment.