High Court - insolvency case volumes - for the 12 months ending 31 December 2025

Registry		New Business	Disposals	Total Active as at 31/12/25
Auckland	Tāmaki Makaurau	1,263	1,253	425
Whangarei	Whangārei-terenga-parāoa	62	64	16
Rotorua	Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe	69	68	18
Tauranga	Tauranga Moana	93	94	22
Hamilton	Kirikiriroa	168	168	57
Wellington	Te Whanganui-a-Tara	152	177	34
Napier	Ahuriri	64	60	20
Palmerston North	Te Papaioea	57	65	16
Whanganui	Whanganui	12	22	2
Gisborne	Tūranganui-a-Kiwa	12	11	5
New Plymouth	Ngāmotu	40	32	15
Nelson	Whakatū (Jan - Oct)	23	21	-
Blenheim	Te Waiharakeke (Jan - Oct)	8	7	-
Masterton	Whakaoriori	10	13	1
Christchurch	Ōtautahi	237	245	59
Timaru	Te Tihi-o-Maru	26	27	3
Dunedin	Ōtepoti	41	36	12
Invercargill	Waihōpai	35	31	13
Greymouth	Māwhera	9	9	1
Nelson	Whakatū (Nov - Dec)	4	7	5
Blenheim	Te Waiharakeke (Nov - Dec)	0	0	2
National Total		2,385	2,410	726

Note: 

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

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

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