High Court Insolvency Case Volumes - for the 12 months ending 31 December 2013

Insolvency
High Court New Business Disposals * Total active*
Auckland 1379 1430 276
Blenheim 35 36 5
Christchurch 275 273 55
Dunedin 87 78 26
Gisborne 30 36 6
Greymouth 35 30 11
Hamilton 214 229 38
Invercargill 64 64 17
Masterton 18 20 2
Napier 90 90 19
Nelson 38 34 7
New Plymouth 54 50 14
Palmerston North 82 91 14
Rotorua 123 104 32
Tauranga 114 125 23
Timaru 27 27 11
Wanganui 26 36 3
Wellington 281 279 62
Whangarei 103 109 31
National Total 3075 3141 652

Note:

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 liquidiation cases that are awaiting hearing or awaiting final judgment.