High Court Case Volumes - for the twelve months ending 31 December 2015

Total active as at 31
Case Type New Business Disposals *
December 2015*
Originating Applications 790 759 286
Judicial Review 212 174 136
General Proceedings 1508 1523 1600
Insolvency 2543 2589 609
Appeals 320 300 176
Jury Trial 220 183 150
Criminal Appeal 1119 1170 153
High Court Jury Trial Case Volumes - for the twelve months ending 31 December 2015

Total active as at 31
High Court New Business Disposals *
December 2015*
Auckland 66 57 54
Blenheim 1 0 1
Christchurch 19 10 18
Dunedin 3 3 1
Gisborne 3 2 2
Greymouth 0 0 0
Hamilton 18 21 8
Invercargill 1 1 2
Napier 4 4 1
Nelson 4 7 2
New Plymouth 7 1 6
Palmerston North 8 7 4
Rotorua 29 25 14
Timaru 4 1 4
Wanganui 2 0 4
Wellington 43 36 19
Whangarei 8 8 10
National Total 220 183 150
High Court Jury Trial Held - for the twelve months ending 31 December 2015

High Court Jury Trial Held

Auckland 32
Blenheim 0
Christchurch 8
Dunedin 1
Gisborne 1
Greymouth 0
Hamilton 5
Invercargill 0
Napier 1
Nelson 4
New Plymouth 2
Palmerston North 2
Rotorua 7
Timaru 0
Wanganui 1
Wellington 10
Whangarei 2
National Total 76
High Court Civil Proceeding Case Volumes - for the twelve months ending 31 December 2015

Originating Applications Judicial Review General Proceedings

Total active as at 31 Total active as at 31

High Court New Business Disposals * High Court New Business Disposals * High Court New Business Disposals *
December 2015* December 2015*

Auckland 428 402 143 Auckland 115 94 65 Auckland 722 679

Blenheim 5 10 1 Blenheim 2 1 2 Blenheim 11 7
Christchurch 81 89 24 Christchurch 12 16 7 Christchurch 184 234
Dunedin 17 11 8 Dunedin 1 2 0 Dunedin 22 29
Gisborne 6 3 5 Gisborne 0 1 0 Gisborne 7 3
Greymouth 0 0 0 Greymouth 0 0 0 Greymouth 6 7
Hamilton 36 38 17 Hamilton 3 4 2 Hamilton 63 58
Invercargill 11 11 3 Invercargill 3 3 2 Invercargill 18 19
Masterton 1 1 1 Masterton 1 1 0 Masterton 3 2
Napier 12 8 7 Napier 0 0 0 Napier 25 27
Nelson 13 10 4 Nelson 0 1 0 Nelson 16 18
New Plymouth 8 4 6 New Plymouth 0 0 0 New Plymouth 11 15
Palmerston North 19 21 8 Palmerston North 2 1 1 Palmerston North 24 17
Rotorua 16 16 6 Rotorua 7 6 0 Rotorua 21 21
Tauranga 12 16 3 Tauranga 8 4 9 Tauranga 40 55
Timaru 3 3 1 Timaru 1 0 1 Timaru 19 15
Wanganui 4 5 1 Wanganui 0 0 0 Wanganui 4 4
Wellington 91 89 41 Wellington 52 37 42 Wellington 277 277
Whangarei 27 22 7 Whangarei 5 3 5 Whangarei 35 36
National Total 790 759 286 National Total 212 174 136 National Total 1508 1523
Proceedings Total Civil Cases

Total active as at 31 Total active as at 31

High Court New Business Disposals *
December 2015* December 2015*

725 Auckland 1,265 1,175 933

12 Blenheim 18 18 15
353 Christchurch 277 339 384
22 Dunedin 40 42 30
11 Gisborne 13 7 16
3 Greymouth 6 7 3
63 Hamilton 102 100 82
18 Invercargill 32 33 23
6 Masterton 5 4 7
30 Napier 37 35 37
27 Nelson 29 29 31
13 New Plymouth 19 19 19
29 Palmerston North 45 39 38
19 Rotorua 44 43 25
45 Tauranga 60 75 57
15 Timaru 23 18 17
2 Wanganui 8 9 3
168 Wellington 420 403 251
39 Whangarei 67 61 51
1600 National Total 2,510 2,456 2,022
High Court Civil Proceeding Case Volumes - for the twelve months ending 31 December 2015

Insolvency
Total active as
at 31
High Court New Business Disposals*
December
2015*
Auckland 1122 1081 265
Blenheim 9 17 2
Christchurch 310 327 62
Dunedin 55 58 13
Gisborne 29 29 7
Greymouth 11 16 3
Hamilton 180 204 34
Invercargill 46 53 9
Masterton 16 17 4
Napier 67 75 15
Nelson 27 28 5
New Plymouth 45 30 21
Palmerston North 56 62 12
Rotorua 96 102 26
Tauranga 106 99 29
Timaru 31 27 8
Wanganui 23 23 7
Wellington 223 249 57
Whangarei 91 92 30
National Total 2543 2589 609
High Court Civil Proceeding Case Volumes - for the twelve months ending 31 December 2015

Appeals

Total active as at 31
High Court New Business Disposals *
December 2015*

Auckland 110 117 53

Blenheim 4 3 5
Christchurch 33 43 13
Dunedin 10 6 7
Gisborne 1 0 1
Greymouth 1 2 0
Hamilton 18 15 9
Invercargill 3 4 2
Masterton 0 0 0
Napier 8 4 6
Nelson 7 7 4
New Plymouth 3 6 6
Palmerston North 7 2 5
Rotorua 6 1 7
Tauranga 12 12 5
Timaru 2 2 2
Wanganui 4 2 2
Wellington 78 64 44
Whangarei 13 10 5
National Total 320 300 176
High Court Criminal Appeal Case Volumes - for the twelve months ending 31 December 2015

Total active as at 31
High Court New Business Disposals *
December 2015*

Auckland HC 412 437 36

Blenheim HC 17 14 2
Christchurch HC 129 120 21
Dunedin HC 43 40 7
Gisborne HC 20 26 0
Greymouth HC 8 9 1
Hamilton HC 47 47 15
Invercargill HC 54 61 8
Napier HC 45 46 7
Nelson HC 25 29 5
New Plymouth HC 48 51 4
Palmerston North HC 36 38 6
Rotorua HC 64 72 8
Tauranga HC 15 15 3
Timaru HC 4 4 0
Wanganui HC 22 23 1
Wellington HC 77 93 14
Whangarei HC 53 45 15
National Total 1119 1170 153
High Court Civil Proceeding Waiting Time for Scheduled Hearing by Courts As At 31 December 2015

Cases with
High Court Average Days Median Days
Scheduled Hearing

Auckland 152 322 329

Blenheim 0 . .
Christchurch 67 292 302
Dunedin 5 321 319
Gisborne 0 . .
Greymouth 0 . .
Hamilton 13 356 336
Invercargill 5 386 411
Masterton 3 295 301
Napier 1 319 319
Nelson 3 324 357
New Plymouth 3 249 278
Palmerston North 3 813 300
Rotorua 1 93 93
Tauranga 8 349 374
Timaru 2 132 132
Wanganui 0 . .
Wellington 29 286 247
Whangarei 6 339 304
National Total 301 317 314
High Court Criminal Trial Waiting Time for Scheduled Hearing by Courts As At 31 December 2015

Cases with
High Court Average Days Median Days
Scheduled Hearing

Auckland 35 447 374

Blenheim 1 279 279
Christchurch 8 290 276
Dunedin 0 0 0
Gisborne 2 258 258
Greymouth 0 0 0
Hamilton 7 248 210
Invercargill 1 170 170
Napier 0 0 0
Nelson 1 313 313
New Plymouth 3 235 219
Palmerston North 4 366 442
Rotorua 8 268 252
Timaru 4 426 486
Wanganui 2 661 661
Wellington 7 418 461
Whangarei 9 501 477
National Total 92 388 347

Definitions
Waiting Time - in days (including weekends), only available for a court where at least one case was scheduled for a future substantive hearing.
HC Jury Trial
For Pre-CPA jury trial cases that have a scheduled trial, waiting time is defined as the time from committal for trial to the future scheduled trial date;
For CPA cases that have a scheduled trial, waiting time is defined as the time from entry of trial stage to the future scheduled trial date.
Waiting time figures exclude retrial cases and cases that are awaiting outcomes of appeals.

Notes:
Substantive Hearing: refer to Jury Trial/defended hearing for Criminal Jurisdiction, short/simplified/full trial/substantive hearing for Civil Jurisdiction,
short / long cause hearing for Family Jurisdiction in general.