Family Court Workload Statistics

Family Applications New Business Disposals Total Active as at 30 June 2015
Alexandra DC 81 82 30
Ashburton DC 243 232 113
Auckland DC 3,778 4,313 2,352
Blenheim DC 438 428 175
Chatham Islands DC 0 0 0
Christchurch DC 4,822 5,086 1,972
Dannevirke DC 86 101 22
Dargaville DC 121 138 126
Dunedin DC 1,491 1,573 427
Gisborne DC 657 781 197
Gore DC 143 124 68
Greymouth DC 215 203 101
Hamilton DC 2,811 2,997 1,262
Hastings DC 917 1,006 300
Hawera DC 291 351 123
Huntly DC 146 162 62
Hutt Valley DC 1,469 1,500 807
Invercargill DC 1,076 958 467
Kaikohe DC 442 532 283
Kaikoura DC 0 0 0
Kaitaia DC 449 446 255
Levin DC 736 770 224
Manukau DC 4,701 4,351 2,650
Marton DC 107 99 36
Masterton DC 549 613 294
Morrinsville DC 220 263 136
Napier DC 911 998 386
Nelson DC 1,141 1,081 387
New Plymouth DC 1,015 1,111 484
North Shore DC 2,146 2,125 1,173
Oamaru DC 144 134 52
Opotiki DC 72 90 14
Palmerston North DC 1,728 1,903 539
Papakura DC 737 670 514
Porirua DC 1,095 1,159 423
Pukekohe DC 604 525 437
Queenstown DC 93 119 49
Rotorua DC 1,484 1,459 518
Ruatoria DC 0 0 0
Taihape DC 65 45 29
Taumarunui DC 138 113 106
Taupo DC 540 500 304
Tauranga DC 2,268 2,298 790
Te Awamutu DC 238 230 151
Te Kuiti DC 104 90 45
Thames DC 288 326 124
Timaru DC 595 631 190
Tokoroa DC 303 333 106
Waihi DC 238 237 157
Waipukurau DC 99 88 56
Wairoa DC 64 105 31
Waitakere DC 2,430 2,559 1,142
Wanganui DC 1,026 1,035 395
Wellington DC 10,175 10,009 1,110
Westport DC 84 93 25
Whakatane DC 550 619 171
Whangarei DC 1,844 1,906 956
National Total 58,208 59,700 23,346

Definitions

Wellington figures for 2014/2015 are larger than in the past as in March 2014 the processing of dissolution applications moved to the Centralised Processing Unit (CPU) based in Wellington.

Family Court New Business

New business includes applications filed 

Family Court Disposals

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

Family Court Total Active

Active family applications are those which are awaiting substantive hearing or are awaiting final judgment.