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New Zealand bankruptcy adjudications

2024 to 2025

High Court	Jul 2024	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Total
Debtor applications	28	28	24	35	28	143
Auckland	11	12	13	10	10	56
Blenheim	1			1		2
Christchurch	4	1	1	6	4	16
Dannevirke
Dunedin				2		2
Gisborne
Greymouth			2		1	3
Hamilton	2	5	2		6	15
Invercargill	1	1	1		1	4
Masterton				1		1
Napier	1		1		1	3
Nelson	1					1
New Plymouth	3	1			2	6
Palmerston North	1		1			2
Rotorua				3	1	4
Tauranga		1	1		2	4
Timaru	1		1			2
Wanganui
Wellington	1		1	2	1	5
Whangarei	2		3	2		7
Overseas
Sub-total	57	49	51	62	57	276

Deceased estate
Partnership	2					2
Total	59	49	51	62	57	278

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2023 to 2024

High Court	Jul 2023	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan 2024	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Total
Debtor applications	25	21	27	39	40	29	25	20	19	40	40	30	355
Auckland	7	11	4	8	29	5		22	9	15	11	11	132
Blenheim				1						1			2
Christchurch	7			9	2	1		3	4	1	8	3	38
Dannevirke	1												1
Dunedin	1			4		1					1		7
Gisborne						2		1					3
Greymouth											1		1
Hamilton	1	1		2				2	3		3	5	17
Invercargill			1										1
Masterton												1	1
Napier						1		1					2
Nelson				1					1				2
New Plymouth	1		1			1							3
Palmerston North		1	2	1				3					7
Rotorua						1		1					2
Tauranga	2	1	3		1	2		2		3	6	1	21
Timaru	1												1
Wanganui		1	1			1							3
Wellington		1	2	2				1	1	4	2	1	14
Whangarei		2		5				2	1	1	1		12
Overseas
Sub-total	46	39	41	72	72	44	25	58	38	65	73	52	625

Deceased estate
Partnership						1					1	1	3
Total	46	39	41	72	72	45	25	58	38	65	74	53	628

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2022 to 2023

High Court	Jul 2022	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan 2023	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Total
Debtor applications	23	32	28	26	24	18	20	21	24	35	32	33	316
Auckland	7	5	15	8	6	4		8	19	5	10	14	101
Blenheim	1												1
Christchurch	1	1	3		3			5	2	3	4	1	23
Dunedin					4	1			1		1		7
Gisborne													0
Greymouth								1					1
Hamilton	1	2		2				4	2			1	12
Invercargill			2					1					3
Masterton												2	2
Napier			2			1		2			1		6
Nelson		1	1		1	3						1	7
New Plymouth		2										1	3
Palmerston North			2								1	1	4
Rotorua	1	1		2	1			1				3	9
Tauranga		1	1					3			4		9
Timaru		2			1								3
Wanganui	1	0			1							1	3
Wellington	1	1	1		2			2		1	2		10
Whangarei			1		2			1		1		1	6
Overseas													0
Sub-total	36	48	56	38	45	27	20	49	48	45	55	59	526

Deceased estate						1		1					2
Partnership			1		1			1	1				4
Total	36	48	57	38	46	28	20	51	50	45	55	59	532

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2021 to 2022

High Court	Jul 2021	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan 2022	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Total
Debtor applications	38	44	27	26	24	21	24	27	36	18	32	29	346
Auckland	12	4	3	3	1	1		11	5	4	13	6	62
Blenheim				1									1
Christchurch	7		3	4	2			4		1	2	2	25
Dunedin					1								1
Gisborne					2	1							3
Greymouth									2				2
Hamilton	2	1	1	2	1				3	2	3	1	16
Invercargill	4		3	1	1	1							10
Masterton		1								1	1		3
Napier		1		1							1		3
Nelson						1					1		2
New Plymouth				2		1			1				4
Palmerston North		1		1								1	3
Rotorua	1			3						1	1		6
Tauranga			2					3	4		3		12
Timaru						2							2
Wanganui						2		1			1		4
Wellington	2	1		2	4			1			2		12
Whangarei	3		2					1		1			7
Overseas													0
Sub-total	69	53	41	46	36	30	24	48	51	28	60	39	525

Deceased estate													0
Partnership	3												3
Total	72	53	41	46	36	30	24	48	51	28	60	39	528

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2020 to 2021

High Court	Jul 2020	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan 2021	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Total

Debtor applications	63	60	47	43	51	47	28	37	60	42	31	42	551
Auckland	14	11	10	12	8	6		18	8	5	12	5	109
Blenheim		3			1	1		2					7
Christchurch	2	5	5	4	1	7		3	1	3	3	2	36
Dunedin												2	2
Gisborne			1										1
Greymouth													0
Hamilton		4			1				2		2		9
Invercargill	2							1				1	4
Masterton											1		1
Napier		1		1		1		1	2			1	7
Nelson		1				1		2		1			5
New Plymouth					1					1		1	3
Palmerston North								1	1				2
Rotorua		3	1			1				1			6
Tauranga		4	5	2				2	1		2	1	17
Timaru									1		1		2
Wanganui					1						1		2
Wellington		3		3		2		3	1	2			14
Whangarei								3		1			4
Overseas													0
Sub-total	81	95	69	65	64	66	28	73	77	56	53	55	782

Deceased estate				2									2
Partnership
Total	81	95	69	67	64	66	28	73	77	56	53	55	784

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2019 to 2020

High Court	Jul 2019	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan 2020	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Total

Debtor applications	66	85	85	84	78	59	59	61	69	40	44	56	786
Auckland	6	23	11	14	9	10		19	19	10	9	9	139
Blenheim		1											1
Christchurch	5	4	1	6	1	4		6	8		2	4	41
Dunedin					1				1			3	5
Gisborne						1							1
Greymouth	1		3		1								5
Hamilton			1		4	3			2			1	11
Invercargill	1	5	1									4	11
Masterton													0
Napier						1						1	2
Nelson			1	1				1			1		4
New Plymouth		3		1	2						2	1	9
Palmerston North	3		2					2					7
Rotorua	5	2			1	2		3			5		18
Tauranga		1	3	3		2		2	2		3		16
Timaru			2		1	1			2				6
Wanganui	2	1		2				1					6
Wellington	3	6	1	3	2	1		5	3			2	26
Whangarei			1	1				3	1			1	7
Overseas													0
Sub-total	92	131	112	115	100	84	59	103	107	50	66	82	1101

Deceased estate													0
Partnership		2		1	1			1		1			6
Total	92	133	112	116	101	84	59	104	107	51	66	82	1107

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2018 to 2019

High Court	Jul 2018	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan 2019	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Total

Debtor applications	95	92	74	92	85	57	72	65	59	80	66	50	887
Auckland	17	17	19	17	11	15	1	18	20	9	19	17	179
Blenheim			2		1				4		1	1	9
Christchurch	3	7	5	8	6	4		6		5	5	3	52
Dunedin	1	2		1				1			2		7
Gisborne		1		1	1				3		1		7
Greymouth	1		2			3		1		1			8
Hamilton	10	3		5		1			1		4		24
Invercargill		2		1	1			1	1		1		7
Masterton												1	1
Napier	1	3		2	1							2	9
Nelson								1					1
New Plymouth					2			4		3	1		10
Palmerston North		1				2					1	4	8
Rotorua	3	2	2			4				1	3		16
Tauranga	1		6	4		1		2	2	2		1	19
Timaru			1			1		1		2	2		7
Wanganui				1								1	2
Wellington	5	2	5	6	3	2		6	5	5	3	1	43
Whangarei	4		4	4	2			3	4		2		23
Overseas													0
Sub-total	140	128	120	143	114	89	73	109	99	108	111	81	1319

Deceased estate									1		1		2
Partnership	1	2				1		1		1			6
Total	141	130	120	143	114	90	73	109	99	109	112	81	1327

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2017 to 2018

High Court	Jul 17	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan 18	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Total

Debtor applications	72	85	86	70	74	48	75	67	90	79	85	90	921
Auckland	32	29	24	19	36	17	3	26	25	7	25	19	258
Blenheim			2	1					2				5
Christchurch	5	10	5	3	6	5	4	6	6	2	3	8	63
Dunedin		1	1					1	2				5
Gisborne								4		1	1		6
Greymouth								5					5
Hamilton	3	7	2		3	2		4		6	9		35
Invercargill		0			1	2		2		2		2	9
Masterton	2	0	1					2			1		6
Napier	2	0	2	2		1			3	1			11
Nelson	1		1		1			1				3	7
New Plymouth		0	1	1		1			1		6	1	11
Palmerston North	2	3		2	6				3		1	1	18
Rotorua		1	6	3		1		4		4			19
Tauranga		2	4	4	2			2	5		1	5	25
Timaru	1	0	3	2		3		1		1	2		13
Wanganui	1	0			1				1				4
Wellington	4	5	3	3	4	1		8	3	4	4	6	45
Whangarei	2	4		1	2			1	2	2		4	18
Overseas
Sub-total	127	147	141	111	136	81	82	134	141	109	138	139	1486

Deceased estate
Partnership		1											1
Total	127	148	141	111	136	81	82	134	141	109	138	139	1487

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2016 to 2017

High Court	Jul 16	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan 17	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Total

Debtor applications	112	118	110	118	86	92	58	82	98	65	105	97	1141
Auckland	24	28	28	33	33	15		44	37	18	22	26	308
Blenheim				1		3					1		5
Christchurch	6	5	9	7	11	5	3	11	8	3	8	3	79
Dunedin	1		1	1	1	2		1	1	1		1	10
Gisborne				1		3		2	1		3	2	12
Greymouth						1		4			1		6
Hamilton	3	7		9	7	1		9		7	1		44
Invercargill	1	1		2		5		2	2		1		14
Masterton		2	1						1			1	5
Napier	3	1	1	1	3	1		5	1	6		1	23
Nelson		4		2		3		3	1	2		1	16
New Plymouth		1		4				3	4				12
Palmerston North	1	2		3	3					3	1	2	15
Rotorua	1	1	4	2	2	4		5	2		5	2	28
Tauranga	2	4	4	5	2			4	4		1	3	29
Timaru		3		1		1					3	1	9
Wanganui	2			4				2		1	1		10
Wellington	6	7	7	6	9	3		8	11	4	7	5	73
Whangarei		8	1	3	2	3		5	2				24
Overseas													0
Sub-total	162	192	166	203	159	142	61	190	173	110	160	145	1863

Deceased estate													0
Partnership	2	1		1		1		1		2	1	1	10
Total	164	193	166	204	159	143	61	191	173	112	161	146	1873

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2015 to 2016

High Court	Jul 15	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan 16	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Total

Debtor applications	148	107	128	119	108	114	83	108	148	110	113	107	1393
Auckland	25	22	21	23	15	15	13	28	16	15	18	23	234
Blenheim		1				1			1				3
Christchurch	2	7	6	5	5	2	3	6	3	8	3	7	57
Dunedin	1	1		3				1	2		1	2	11
Gisborne	1				3				2		1	1	8
Greymouth		1				1				2		3	7
Hamilton	3	2	4	4	7	2		6	2	7	14	8	59
Invercargill	1	2			1	2			2	2		3	13
Masterton		1								1		2	4
Napier	1			1	1			1	4	2	2	1	13
Nelson		1	1	1		1				1		2	7
New Plymouth		2		1	1			5				3	12
Palmerston North	1			3	1			2	3	1	3		14
Rotorua	2	2	2	1	2	3		6	7	3	4	7	39
Tauranga	4	3		2	2			1	2	5		4	23
Timaru				4	1					1		1	7
Wanganui		3		5				1		1		2	12
Wellington	3	4	3	1	3	7		2	8	10	8	5	54
Whangarei	1	1	1	2	1	1		2	5	3	5	3	25
Overseas
Sub-total	193	160	166	175	151	149	99	169	205	172	172	184	1995

Deceased estate												3	3
Partnership		1	1				1	1	1	2	1	1	9
Total	193	161	167	175	151	149	100	170	206	174	173	188	2007

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2014 to 2015

High Court	Jul 14	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan 15	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Total

Debtor applications	122	98	97	117	92	107	86	104	124	115	105	122	1289
Auckland	37	24	27	37	18	15	3	38	24	22	19	11	275
Blenheim			1		1			4	1		1	1	9
Christchurch	3	3	8	8	7	4		13	4		2	2	54
Dunedin	2	1	3	5	1			1	3		2	3	21
Gisborne		3	1		2					3		3	12
Greymouth		1				1			3				5
Hamilton	6	2	4	6		4		8	2	2	5	9	48
Invercargill	1			4	1	2			3		1	1	13
Masterton	2												2
Napier	3	1	2	5	1			3	7		1	1	24
Nelson		1	2		2	2		2			1		10
New Plymouth		1	1		4			2	3		1	2	14
Palmerston North	4	2	4		3	3		3	1		3	3	26
Rotorua	1		5	1	2	3		3	3	6	1	3	28
Tauranga	2	1	4	1	4	1		4	2	2	3	6	30
Timaru		1	2		2								5
Wanganui		2		1				1				3	7
Wellington	4	7	9	7	5	2		10	10	4	7	5	70
Whangarei	1	8	9		1			4	5	2	4	3	37
Overseas													0
Sub-total	188	156	179	192	146	144	89	200	195	156	156	178	1979

Deceased estate									1				1
Partnership	1			3				1	2		1	1	9
Total	189	156	179	195	146	144	89	201	198	156	157	179	1989

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2013 to 2014

High Court	Jul 13	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan 14	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Total

Debtor applications	95	81	106	103	132	101	88	81	65	120	90	82	1144
Auckland	23	27	34	33	45	27	5	40	43	12	29	24	342
Blenheim			2			4		1		1			8
Christchurch	4	2	7	10	8	10		7	6		8	5	67
Dunedin	2	2	1	6	4			5	1		2	1	24
Gisborne	3		1	1		2		3	2		3		15
Greymouth			1	1				3	1			2	8
Hamilton	3	7	1	1	4	2		2	8		6	13	47
Invercargill	2	1		2	9			3	3	3	5		28
Masterton	2		3	1				1		1			8
Napier	1	2		2		2		2	1		1	5	16
Nelson		1	1		1					3			6
New Plymouth	3			2						1			6
Palmerston North		4	1	2	3			2		1	3	1	17
Rotorua	6	1	2	5		3		4	7	3	4	4	39
Tauranga	2	4	2	4		2		4	1	6	2	3	30
Timaru			1	3								2	6
Wanganui	2		1						1	3	1	1	9
Wellington	4	8	6	9	6	1		3	5	3	12	4	61
Whangarei	4	1	5	4	3			8	5		9	1	40
Overseas													0
Sub-total	157	143	176	189	220	156	93	171	150	157	175	149	1936

Deceased estate					1	1							2
Partnership	1	2	1		4	1		2	1			1	13
Total	158	145	177	189	225	158	93	173	151	157	175	150	1951

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