High Court - civil appeal case volumes - for the 12 months ending 30 June 2020

Registry   New Business Disposals Total Active
Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau 95 140 38
Whangarei Whangārei-terenga-parāoa 7 6 3
Rotorua Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe 11 2 9
Tauranga Tauranga Moana 12 4 9
Hamilton Kirikiriroa 11 16 5
Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara 36 42 32
Napier Ahuriri 6 5 5
Palmerston North Te Papaioea 0 2 1
Whanganui Whanganui 0 0 0
Gisborne Tūranganui-a-Kiwa 0 1 0
New Plymouth Ngāmotu 7 3 6
Nelson Whakatū 2 3 2
Blenheim Te Waiharakeke 1 1 1
Masterton Whakaoriori 0 0 0
Christchurch Ōtautahi 17 15 16
Timaru Te Tihi-o-Maru 2 3 2
Dunedin Ōtepoti 3 3 4
Invercargill Waihōpai 10 10 3
Greymouth Māwhera 0 1 0
National Total   220 257 136

Note:
Masterton is a filing-only registry for the High Court; 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 final outcome

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

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

HC appeals
Active appeals are those cases that are proceeding to or awaiting a substantive appeal hearing or are awaiting the final judgment.