High Court - insolvency case volumes - for the 12 months ending 31 December 2019

Registry   New Business Disposals Total Active
Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau 782 798 220
Whangarei Whangārei-terenga-parāoa 34 26 19
Rotorua Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe 55 61 18
Tauranga Tauranga Moana 55 52 17
Hamilton Kirikiriroa 89 83 24
Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara 114 138 28
Napier Ahuriri 32 17 18
Palmerston North Te Papaioea 32 34 10
Whanganui Whanganui 12 9 4
Gisborne Tūranganui-a-Kiwa 6 10 3
New Plymouth Ngāmotu 24 25 9
Nelson Whakatū 30 28 11
Blenheim Te Waiharakeke 14 17 6
Masterton Whakaoriori 2 2 0
Christchurch Ōtautahi 191 188 46
Timaru Te Tihi-o-Maru 16 21 4
Dunedin Ōtepoti 19 23 4
Invercargill Waihōpai 28 31 8
Greymouth Māwhera 13 10 2
National Total   1,548 1,573 451

Note:
Masterton is a filing-only registry for the High Court; proceedings filed in Masterton are generally heard in Wellington

New Business

HC insolvency
New business includes all new bankruptcy cases (adjudication applications) and company liquidation cases filed, and previously disposed cases that have been reactivated by the filing of a new application.

Disposals at delivery of final judgment or earlier final outcome

HC insolvency
Disposals are counted at the delivery of the final judgment, or at an earlier final outcome.

Total active cases

HC insolvency
Active cases are those bankruptcy cases (adjudication applications) and company liquidation cases awaiting a hearing or are awaiting the final judgment.