High Court Criminal Appeal Case Workload - for the 12 months ending 31 December 2012
| High Court | New Business | Disposals | Total Active |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland HC | 422 | 407 | 99 |
| Whangarei HC | 83 | 81 | 22 |
| Rotorua HC | 54 | 58 | 7 |
| Tauranga HC | 34 | 44 | 4 |
| Gisborne HC | 17 | 19 | 2 |
| New Plymouth HC | 53 | 50 | 5 |
| Hamilton HC | 72 | 79 | 26 |
| Wellington HC | 84 | 92 | 6 |
| Napier HC | 37 | 39 | 3 |
| Palmerston North HC | 26 | 27 | 4 |
| Wanganui HC | 12 | 15 | 0 |
| Nelson HC | 25 | 44 | 2 |
| Blenheim HC | 25 | 19 | 4 |
| Christchurch HC | 109 | 117 | 14 |
| Timaru HC | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| Dunedin HC | 53 | 56 | 6 |
| Invercargill HC | 54 | 56 | 7 |
| Greymouth HC | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Total High Courts | 1175 | 1219 | 212 |
Note: The data source used to report on High Court criminal appeals has changed from manual workload returns to the Ministry's electronic Case Management System (CMS). The number of appeals reported on from CMS is higher than the number previously reported from manual data.
This is due to a number of reasons; for instance, multiple appeals being heard together may have been counted as a single appeal in the manual data, but will each be counted separately in the CMS data.
Masterton is a filing-only registry for the High Court; appeals filed in Masterton are generally heard in Wellington.
Definitions
New Business
New business includes all appeals filed in the District Court (criminal appeals are filed in the District Court then transferred to the High Court).
Disposals
The sum of appeals disposed, where disposal of a given appeal was counted at the delivery of final judgment or earlier final outcome.
Total Active Cases
The sum of appeals that are awaiting defended hearing or awaiting final judgment.