Defended applications are disputed matters that are proceeding to a hearing and are included in the figures below.
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At a national level, all application types are grouped together. Comparing the 2017/2018 fiscal year with 2016/2017, there has been a:
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The number of active applications has been affected by workload pressures resulting from 2014 legislative change.
The following table shows the number of applications by location and:
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Court Location |
Newly Defended |
Disposals |
Total Active as at 30 June 2018 |
| Court Location | New Defended | Disposals | Active as at 30/06/2018 |
| Alexandra | 37 | 35 | 19 |
| Ashburton | 77 | 33 | 69 |
| Auckland | 1,152 | 936 | 1,104 |
| Blenheim | 193 | 166 | 130 |
| Central Registry | 63 | 33 | 10 |
| Chatham Islands | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Christchurch | 1,095 | 853 | 966 |
| Dannevirke | 41 | 31 | 23 |
| Dargaville | 35 | 31 | 47 |
| Dunedin | 443 | 392 | 313 |
| Gisborne | 129 | 169 | 91 |
| Gore | 32 | 24 | 37 |
| Greymouth | 58 | 46 | 59 |
| Hamilton | 1,093 | 919 | 837 |
| Hastings | 307 | 243 | 296 |
| Hawera | 146 | 130 | 118 |
| Huntly | 80 | 52 | 69 |
| Hutt Valley | 365 | 361 | 306 |
| Invercargill | 235 | 215 | 159 |
| Kaikohe | 162 | 113 | 168 |
| Kaikoura | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaitaia | 131 | 113 | 135 |
| Levin | 182 | 142 | 118 |
| Manukau | 1,224 | 994 | 1,139 |
| Marton | 27 | 30 | 24 |
| Masterton | 171 | 144 | 130 |
| Morrinsville | 136 | 107 | 122 |
| Napier | 326 | 222 | 258 |
| Nelson | 424 | 404 | 248 |
| New Plymouth | 287 | 261 | 273 |
| North Shore | 734 | 539 | 631 |
| Oamaru | 69 | 60 | 39 |
| Opotiki | 14 | 13 | 10 |
| Palmerston North | 413 | 374 | 387 |
| Papakura | 226 | 182 | 203 |
| Porirua | 282 | 190 | 230 |
| Pukekohe | 244 | 205 | 218 |
| Queenstown | 62 | 29 | 51 |
| Rotorua | 449 | 434 | 296 |
| Ruatoria | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taihape | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| Taumarunui | 76 | 46 | 58 |
| Taupo | 179 | 152 | 142 |
| Tauranga | 713 | 668 | 502 |
| Te Awamutu | 116 | 66 | 97 |
| Te Kuiti | 62 | 17 | 51 |
| Thames | 49 | 73 | 52 |
| Timaru | 174 | 165 | 113 |
| Tokoroa | 35 | 33 | 31 |
| Waihi | 63 | 64 | 51 |
| Waipukurau | 42 | 49 | 43 |
| Wairoa | 18 | 26 | 14 |
| Waitakere | 649 | 520 | 535 |
| Wanganui | 239 | 181 | 202 |
| Wellington | 313 | 243 | 249 |
| Westport | 13 | 10 | 14 |
| Whakatane | 184 | 164 | 105 |
| Whangarei | 497 | 369 | 546 |
| Total National | 14,584 | 12,087 | 12,150 |
Family Court defended statistics for the 2018 fiscal year (ending 30 June 2018) as a spreadsheet:
Family Court Defended Statistics 2017-2018 fiscal year [XLSX, 17 KB]
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