Defended civil cases in the District Court are normally resolved by proceeding to hearing and are included in the figures below.
Comparing the 2019/2020 fiscal year with 2018/2019, there has been a:
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A sharp increase in newly defended cases in 2018 was a product both of an uplift in the number of summary judgment applications being brought in the District Court, and (in Christchurch) a rise in the number of earthquake claims.
The following table shows the number of cases by location of filing. Definitions:
| Court Location | New Defended | Disposals | Active as at 30/06/2020 |
| Alexandra | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ashburton | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Auckland | 119 | 120 | 153 |
| Blenheim | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Chatham Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christchurch | 74 | 143 | 122 |
| Dannevirke | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Dargaville | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunedin | 15 | 19 | 9 |
| Gisborne | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Gore | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greymouth | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hamilton | 34 | 30 | 13 |
| Hastings | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| Hawera | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Huntly | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Hutt Valley | 11 | 5 | 13 |
| Invercargill | 12 | 10 | 15 |
| Kaikohe | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Kaikoura | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaitaia | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Levin | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Manukau | 49 | 38 | 41 |
| Marton | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Masterton | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Morrinsville | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Napier | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| Nelson | 13 | 10 | 18 |
| New Plymouth | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| North Shore | 29 | 36 | 44 |
| Oamaru | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Opotiki | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Palmerston North | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Papakura | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| Porirua | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Pukekohe | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| Queenstown | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Rotorua | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| Ruatoria | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taihape | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taumarunui | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Taupo | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Tauranga | 31 | 19 | 29 |
| Te Awamutu | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Te Kuiti | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Thames | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Timaru | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Tokoroa | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Waihi | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Waipukurau | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wairoa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Waitakere | 13 | 16 | 14 |
| Wanganui | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| Wellington | 17 | 12 | 20 |
| Westport | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Whakatane | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Whangarei | 13 | 18 | 16 |
| Total National | 550 | 585 | 623 |
Civil statistics are also available to download as a spreadsheet:
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