High Court civil appeal cases by registry - for the 12 months ending 30 June 2017

Registry   New business Disposals Total active
Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau 167 142 76
Blenheim Waiharakeke 1 2 0
Christchurch Ōtautahi 36 41 12
Dunedin Ōtepoti 5 6 4
Gisborne Tūranganui-a-Kiwa 0 1 0
Greymouth Māwhera 2 3 0
Hamilton Kirikiriroa 9 12 11
Invercargill Waihōpai 5 5 4
Masterton Te Whakaoriori 0 0 0
Napier Ahuriri 5 5 3
Nelson Whakatū 4 5 2
New Plymouth Ngāmotu 2 2 2
Palmerston North Te Papaiōea 6 10 0
Rotorua Te Rotorua-nui-ā-Kahu 4 3 5
Tauranga Tauranga Moana 17 15 6
Timaru Te Tihi-ō-Maru 2 1 1
Wellington Te Whanganui-ā-Tara 71 74 47
Whanganui Whanganui 1 2 0
Whangarei Whangārei Terenga Parāoa 6 4 6
Total   343 333 179

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 appeals                                             

New business includes all civil appeals filed in High Court.                                    

Disposals at delivery of final judgment or earlier outcome     

HC appeals    

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

Total active cases - all cases awaiting substantive hearing or awaiting sentencing, final judgment or final outcome

HC appeals

Active appeals are those which are awaiting substantive appeal hearing or are awaiting final judgment.