High Court Civil Insolvency Case Workload - for the 12 months ending 31 December 2012
| Insolvency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| High Court Registry | New Business | Disposals | Total Active |
| Auckland | 1,535 | 1,565 | 320 |
| Whangarei | 115 | 111 | 41 |
| Hamilton | 245 | 260 | 51 |
| Tauranga | 154 | 150 | 35 |
| Rotorua | 107 | 121 | 14 |
| Gisborne | 29 | 31 | 9 |
| New Plymouth | 42 | 43 | 9 |
| Wellington | 328 | 336 | 58 |
| Napier | 79 | 83 | 19 |
| Wanganui | 39 | 35 | 14 |
| Palmerston North | 84 | 83 | 25 |
| Masterton | 23 | 21 | 4 |
| Nelson | 33 | 46 | 3 |
| Blenheim | 22 | 22 | 6 |
| Christchurch | 244 | 257 | 55 |
| Greymouth | 13 | 8 | 6 |
| Timaru | 35 | 39 | 12 |
| Dunedin | 76 | 78 | 17 |
| Invercargill | 64 | 60 | 17 |
| National Total | 3,267 | 3,349 | 715 |
Note: The way in which High Court civil cases are reported on has changed. The data source used has changed from manual workload returns to the Ministry's electronic Case Management System (CMS). The manual data previously used related only to those cases that were deemed ready to be heard, while the CMS data to be used henceforth relates to all active cases. The difference is substantial, as at any one time a large number of civil cases have been filed but are not yet ready to be heard; those cases were not included in the data used previously. Previously the category 'civil preceedings' included general proceedings, originating applications and defended interlocutory applications. In order to better reflect the civil workload of the High Court, the following civil case types are now reported on separately: general proceedings, judicial review, originating applications and insolvency cases.
Masterton is a filing-only registry for the High Court; civil proceedings filed in Masterton are generally heard in Wellington
Definitions
New Business
HC Insolvency
New business includes all new bankruptcy cases (creditors' petitions) and company liquidation cases filed, and previously disposed cases that have been reactivated by the filing of a new application.
Disposals
HC Insolvency
The sum of bankruptcy cases (where a creditor's petition has been filed) and company liquidation cases disposed, where disposal for a given case was counted at the delivery of final judgment or earlier final outcome.
Total Active Cases
HC Insolvency
The sum of bankruptcy cases (where a creditor's petition has been filed) and company liquidation cases that are awaiting hearing or awaiting final judgment.