High Court civil appeal case volumes - for the 12 months ending 30 June 2016

Appeals
High Court New business Disposals * Total active as at 30 June 2016*
Auckland 111 113 55
Blenheim 5 3 5
Christchurch 31 37 18
Dunedin 13 12 6
Gisborne 1 0 1
Greymouth 2 1 1
Hamilton 17 9 16
Invercargill 6 6 4
Masterton 0 0 0
Napier 8 5 3
Nelson 3 8 2
New Plymouth 6 10 3
Palmerston North 8 6 5
Rotorua 8 6 4
Tauranga 7 14 3
Timaru 1 2 0
Whanganui 3 1 2
Wellington 83 59 52
Whangarei 8 10 4
National total 321 302 184

Definitions

New business

New business includes all cases filed and previously disposed cases that have been reactivated by the filing of a new application.

Disposals

The sum of cases disposed , where disposal for a given case was counted at the delivery of final judgment or earlier final outcome.

Total active cases

The sum of cases that are awaiting defended hearing or awaiting final judgment.