High Court civil general proceedings waiting time for scheduled hearing by registry as at 31 December 2017

  

High Court Cases with scheduled hearing Average days Median days
Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau 185 345 330
Blenheim Te Waiharakeke 1 335 335
Christchurch Ōtautahi 53 338 322
Dunedin Ōtepoti 0 . .
Gisborne Tūranganui-a-Kiwa 1 890 890
Greymouth Māwhera 0 . .
Hamilton Kirikiriroa 7 460 582
Invercargill Waihōpai 0 . .
Masterton Whakaoriori 0 . .
Napier Ahuriri 8 393 312
Nelson Whakatū 5 247 252
New Plymouth Ngāmotu 3 323 340
Palmerston North Te Papaioea 3 174 165
Rotorua Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe 2 354 354
Tauranga Tauranga Moana 3 217 287
Timaru Te Tihi-o-Maru 0 . .
Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara 32 251 216
Whanganui Whanganui 3 303 329
Whangarei Whangārei-terenga-parāoa 7 409 398
Total 313 336 321

 

Definitions

Waiting time - in days (including weekends), is only available for a court where at least one case was scheduled for a future substantive hearing.

HC Civil
Waiting time has been defined as the time between the date on which the case is ready for hearing and its future defended hearing date.

Waiting times information is limited to active High Court general proceeding cases. These are the most representative and numerous of civil proceedings.