High Court - insolvency case volumes - for the 12 months ending 31 December 2020

Registry   New Business Disposals Total Active
Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau 529 577 171
Whangarei Whangārei-terenga-parāoa 15 25 7
Rotorua Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe 34 42 9
Tauranga Tauranga Moana 42 45 14
Hamilton Kirikiriroa 48 56 19
Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara 75 88 16
Napier Ahuriri 15 23 10
Palmerston North Te Papaioea 15 16 9
Whanganui Whanganui 5 5 4
Gisborne Tūranganui-a-Kiwa 4 6 1
New Plymouth Ngāmotu 19 25 3
Nelson Whakatū 15 19 7
Blenheim Te Waiharakeke 17 18 5
Masterton Whakaoriori 2 2 0
Christchurch Ōtautahi 143 162 34
Timaru Te Tihi-o-Maru 9 11 3
Dunedin Ōtepoti 14 17 2
Invercargill Waihōpai 24 26 6
Greymouth Māwhera 4 6 0
National Total   1029 1169 320

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

Definitions

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.