District Court Defended Civil Case Volumes - for the 12 months ending 31 December 2011

District Court
New Business
Disposals
Total active
Alexandra DC 3 7 1
Ashburton DC 3 2 6
Auckland DC 213 195 196
Balclutha DC 0 2 1
Blenheim DC 4 16 7
Chatham Islands DC 0 0 0
Christchurch DC 45 54 37
Dannevirke DC 1 1 1
Dargaville DC 2 2 3
Dunedin DC 7 7 10
Feilding DC 0 2 0
Gisborne DC 5 3 7
Gore DC 0 1 0
Greymouth DC 3 4 2
Hamilton DC 35 51 25
Hastings DC 11 14 10
Hawera DC 0 3 0
Huntly DC 0 0 0
Invercargill DC 15 13 7
Kaikohe DC 5 9 6
Kaikoura DC 0 0 0
Kaitaia DC 2 2 2
Levin DC 2 4 4
Lower Hutt DC 14 14 10
Manukau DC 33 40 38
Marton DC 1 2 1
Masterton DC 2 2 1
Morrinsville DC 0 0 0
Napier DC 11 15 8
Nelson DC 16 18 16
New Plymouth DC 1 1 5
North Shore DC 10 46 24
Oamaru DC 7 3 5
Opotiki DC 1 5 1
Palmerston North DC 10 16 10
Papakura DC 6 6 12
Porirua DC 6 7 6
Pukekohe DC 6 20 6
Queenstown DC 9 9 10
Rangiora DC 5 8 4
Rotorua DC 10 8 10
Ruatoria DC 0 0 0
Taihape DC 0 1 0
Taumarunui DC 2 2 1
Taupo DC 3 1 3
Tauranga DC 24 37 25
Te Awamutu DC 0 1 1
Te Kuiti DC 2 2 1
Thames DC 3 0 4
Timaru DC 9 5 11
Tokoroa DC 2 4 1
Upper Hutt DC 5 2 3
Waihi DC 2 2 0
Waipukurau DC 1 0 1
Wairoa DC 0 0 0
Waitakere DC 6 25 26
Wanganui DC 6 11 4
Warkworth DC 1 6 5
Wellington DC 29 42 25
Westport DC 2 1 4
Whakatane DC 6 5 6
Whangarei DC 11 21 10
Whataroa DC 0 0 0
National Total 618 780 623


Source: Ministry of Justice Case Management System Operational Data Warehouse Reports run on 5 January 2012

Definitions

New Business

Civil new business includes cases where a defence has been filed, cases where a rehearing has been directed and the difference between cases transferred into and out of the court.

Disposals

Disposals include cases with final judgment or final outcome determined by the Court.

Total Active

Active civil cases are those which are awaiting substantive hearing or are awaiting final judgment.