District Court Jury Trial Workload Statistics - for the 12 months ending 31 December 2012
| Jury Trial Cases | New Business | Disposals | Total Active |
|---|---|---|---|
| District Jury Trial Court | 31 Dec 2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 31 Dec 2012 |
| Auckland DC | 538 | 599 | 577 |
| Blenheim DC | 50 | 48 | 40 |
| Christchurch DC | 260 | 305 | 168 |
| Dunedin DC | 114 | 129 | 72 |
| Gisborne DC | 107 | 91 | 58 |
| Greymouth DC | 31 | 32 | 27 |
| Hamilton DC | 266 | 282 | 209 |
| Invercargill DC | 75 | 80 | 45 |
| Kaikohe DC | 60 | 53 | 58 |
| Manukau DC | 312 | 320 | 351 |
| Napier DC | 128 | 137 | 66 |
| Nelson DC | 74 | 90 | 39 |
| New Plymouth DC | 90 | 76 | 61 |
| Palmerston North DC | 73 | 89 | 59 |
| Rotorua DC | 115 | 127 | 76 |
| Tauranga DC | 170 | 173 | 123 |
| Timaru DC | 22 | 35 | 22 |
| Wanganui DC | 118 | 85 | 85 |
| Wellington DC | 312 | 276 | 249 |
| Whangarei DC | 127 | 121 | 109 |
| National Total | 2,982 | 3,088 | 2,494 |
Source: Ministry of Justice Case Management System Operational Data Warehouse Reports run on 9 January 2012
Note: National totals for new business and disposals exclude transfers between locations and will not equal the combined volumes of individual District Courts.
Definitions
DC Criminal Jury Trial New Business
New business includes cases committed for trial, cases where a retrial has been directed, severed cases (contributing to approximately 5% of new business) and the difference between cases transferred into and out of the court. It excludes cases reactivated in the court due to the execution or withdrawal of a warrant to arrest.
DC Criminal Jury Trial Disposals
The sum of cases disposed, where disposal for a given case was counted at the completion of sentencing, or earlier outcome. Disposals include cases disposed when sentencing or final outcomes are established on all jury trial charges, or when all active jury trial charges are joined into another case (contributing to approximately 12% of disposal). Disposals are recorded in the categories of Not Proceeded with on Indictment, Discharged Section 347, Other Outcome, Found Not Guilty, Convicted and Discharged, Convicted and Sentenced and Joined.
DC Criminal Jury Trial Total Active
Active cases are those which are awaiting Jury Trial or are awaiting sentencing or final outcome, and are not On Hold.