District Court Defended Civil Case Volumes - for the 12 months ending 31 December 2013

Defended Civil Cases New Business Disposals Total Active
District Court 30-Dec-2013 30-Dec-2013 30-Dec-2013
Alexandra DC 2 4 1
Ashburton DC 1 2 1
Auckland DC 118 155 158
Balclutha DC 1 1 1
Blenheim DC 8 12 8
Chatham Islands DC 0 0 0
Christchurch DC 56 49 47
Dannevirke DC 3 3 0
Dargaville DC 1 0 1
Dunedin DC 14 14 13
Feilding DC 0 0 0
Gisborne DC 3 5 2
Gore DC 0 1 0
Greymouth DC 8 8 1
Hamilton DC 28 18 24
Hastings DC 8 5 6
Hawera DC 1 1 0
Huntly DC 2 2 1
Hutt Valley DC 27 13 14
Invercargill DC 14 11 11
Kaikohe DC 4 3 6
Kaikoura DC 0 0 0
Kaitaia DC 2 1 2
Levin DC 3 2 7
Lower Hutt DC -12 0 0
Manukau DC 36 29 37
Marton DC 4 2 4
Masterton DC 2 1 3
Morrinsville DC 2 0 2
Napier DC 3 5 6
Nelson DC 4 15 4
New Plymouth DC 5 9 5
North Shore DC 45 34 56
Oamaru DC 0 0 0
Opotiki DC 0 0 1
Palmerston North DC 7 9 9
Papakura DC 4 6 10
Porirua DC 6 9 6
Pukekohe DC 0 2 2
Queenstown DC 8 6 7
Rangiora DC 3 4 2
Rotorua DC 5 11 4
Ruatoria DC 0 0 0
Taihape DC 0 1 0
Taumarunui DC 0 2 0
Taupo DC 3 2 3
Tauranga DC 23 23 16
Te Awamutu DC 3 4 2
Te Kuiti DC 3 1 2
Thames DC 1 1 1
Timaru DC 6 7 15
Tokoroa DC 0 0 0
Upper Hutt DC 0 3 0
Waihi DC 3 2 1
Waipukurau DC 0 1 0
Wairoa DC 0 0 0
Waitakere DC 16 19 22
Wanganui DC 5 8 5
Warkworth DC -2 0 0
Wellington DC 22 30 20
Westport DC 2 2 0
Whakatane DC 1 3 1
Whangarei DC 10 11 7
Whataroa DC 0 0 0
National Total 522 572 557

Definitions

DC Civil Defended 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.

DC Civil Defended Disposals

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

DC Civil Defended Total Active

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