High Court criminal trial 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 | 48 | 475 | 336 |
| Blenheim | Te Waiharakeke | 1 | 264 | 264 |
| Christchurch | Ōtautahi | 3 | 470 | 515 |
| Dunedin | Ōtepoti | 1 | 385 | 385 |
| Gisborne | Tūranganui-a-Kiwa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greymouth | Māwhera | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton | Kirikiriroa | 8 | 349 | 328 |
| Invercargill | Waihōpai | 1 | 410 | 410 |
| Napier | Ahuriri | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson | Whakatū | 1 | 392 | 392 |
| New Plymouth | Ngāmotu | 2 | 174 | 174 |
| Palmerston North | Te Papaioea | 3 | 391 | 274 |
| Rotorua | Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe | 9 | 373 | 340 |
| Timaru | Te Tihi-o-Maru | 2 | 292 | 292 |
| Wellington | Te Whanganui-a-Tara | 6 | 303 | 325 |
| Whanganui | Whanganui | 1 | 1450 | 1450 |
| Whangarei | Whangārei-terenga-parāoa | 5 | 512 | 450 |
| Total | 91 | 437 | 341 |
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 jury trial
For pre-CPA jury trial cases that have a scheduled trial, waiting time is defined as the time from committal for trial to the future scheduled trial date;
For CPA cases that have a scheduled trial, waiting time is defined as the time from entry of trial stage to the future scheduled trial date.
Waiting time figures exclude retrial cases.