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Monthly bankruptcy figures

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View NZ bankruptcy statistics for 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | 2006-2007 | 2005-2006 | 2004-2005 | 2003-2004

 

 

2011-2012 New Zealand bankruptcy adjudications


High Court

Jul 11

Aug 11

Sep 11

Oct 11

Nov 11

Dec 11

Jan 12

Feb 12

Mar 12

Apr 12

May 12

Jun 12

Total


Debtor petitions83146128125147         
Auckland5744484838        
Blenheim02010        
Christchurch14557        
Dunedin17000        
Gisborne04402        
Greymouth01000        
Hamilton57796        
Invercargill12103        
Masterton02101        
Napier80213        
Nelson12110        
New Plymouth10430        
Palmerston North04233        
Rotorua114062        
Tauranga42422        
Timaru01 015        
Wanganui00322        
Wellington38967        
Whangarei010462        
Overseas             
Deceased estate             
Partnership11021        
Total167261 223221231        

 

2010-2011 New Zealand bankruptcy adjudications


High Court

Jul 10

Aug 10

Sep 10

Oct 10

Nov 10

Dec 10

Jan 11

Feb 11

Mar 11

Apr 11

May 11

Jun 11

Total


Debtor petitions165139164151 16015388117148134132 1431694
Auckland544336415435146350 2571 57543
Blenheim        1  2  3
Christchurch11212131341039 33386
Dunedin21322   1  2114
Gisborne1 2  2    2 7
Greymouth     1  1  2  4
Hamilton348875 47 65461
Invercargill 1221  21 3214
Masterton1  1    1   3
Napier112232  1711425
Nelson 112      1  27
New Plymouth 132    11 2 10
Palmerston North131411 13 1218
Rotorua45132  76 4 941
Tauranga672337 41 1 647
Timaru 1 2       8
Wanganui22 1  2 4  2  13
Wellington8577582107 6 5575
Whangarei 46553   84   41
Overseas  1         1
Deceased estate            0
Partnership1  1 1      3
Total255232252247254221114228246 1862362472718

 

2009-2010 New Zealand bankruptcy adjudications


High CourtJul 09Aug 09Sep 09Oct 09Nov 09Dec 09Jan 10Feb 10Mar 10Apr 10May 10Jun 10Annual Total

Debtor petitions216187210156175165135142182169149 1362022
Auckland4533494242 329386236 4862498
Blenheim2   2    2  6
Christchurch2691213813465 1310101
Dunedin315 3  1 3 4121
Gisborne1 4 1  11   8
Greymouth     2  3  16
Hamilton762572 734 1751
Invercargill2 211  113 4318
Masterton      12   115
Napier112 23 12  5118
Nelson 3 141  5  1318
New Plymouth    1  311 410
Palmerston North33 26  3 3 1526
Rotorua54286  1235 2552
Tauranga2864410 5410 4259
Timaru   23   3  210
Wanganui3  11  11  18
Wellington381510651167473
Whangarei 4134  4755235
Overseas            0
Deceased estate  11 1      3
Partnership1  2 1 2    6
Total296 264308250281230159228290253245 2503054

 

2008-2009 New Zealand bankruptcy adjudications


High CourtJul 08Aug 08Sep 08Oct 08Nov 08Dec 08Jan 09Feb 09Mar 09Apr 09May 09Jun 09Annual Total

Debtor petitions10198 136 10813014194131 178192 1901561655
Auckland322116 485514444737264635421
Blenheim      2   2  4
Christchurch2512  71091194882
Dunedin  233  2  423 19
Gisborne  1 1       2
Greymouth        2   2
Hamilton5 4 2463 877458
Invercargill   2 1     4111212
Masterton   12 3  2   1 9
Napier2 2411 2 53 330
Nelson1  21   15  10
New Plymouth   2   2   5 9
Palmerston North7 3 3 1  4453 131
Rotorua3 31133  1366 131
Tauranga3 133133 111 323
Timaru   1 2    2  2 7
Wellington6 3126585 12771779
Whangarei3 1 77  21 2630
Wanganui  1     4    5
Overseas         1  1
Deceased estate        1   1
Total1651431891932131981582322662672712262521

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2007-2008 New Zealand bankruptcy adjudications


High CourtJul 07Aug 07Sep 07Oct 07Nov 07Dec 07Jan 08Feb 08Mar 08Apr 08May 08Jun 08Annual Total

Debtor petitions 1     21807098111124139643
Auckland8194818770211543 333623 32 616
Blenheim13112     1 110
Christchurch343436541321532310197
Dunedin71712451    2 48
Gisborne72132  1    16
Greymouth10012     18
Hamilton3221103217977 3310151
Invercargill108543 3 2140
Masterton35641       19
Napier209121413211443 83
Nelson981104   12238
New Plymouth9101136   2 2 45
Palmerston North19131499    512 72
Rotorua20301722164  74423129
Tauranga121961552  6441478
Timaru475114   1   133
Wellington192026241396 76455144
Whangarei4169756  662 263
Wanganui13421021   3 36
Total305320255315192781131581651801772112469

[icon] Note. Note

1 As at 3 December 2007, the Insolvency Act 2006 changed who processed debtor and summary instalment order applications and introduced a new option - the no asset procedure.  From 3 December 2007, these are processed by the Official Assignee.


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2006-2007 New Zealand bankruptcy adjudications

 

 
High CourtJul 06Aug 06Sep 06Oct 06Nov 06Dec 06Jan 07Feb 07Mar 07Apr 07May 07Jun 07Annual Total

Auckland85816974111807299897199811011
Blenheim12353242614336
Christchurch445544535236493941405250555
Dunedin71481699752071213127
Gisborne28743326434248
Greymouth52110121321120
Hamilton262034203416222320182230285
Invercargill5126891178137126104
Masterton31313311311526
Napier181219121181114155 11 12148
Nelson67869914345 6 582
New Plymouth677114445676774
Palmerston North8191919961510188126149
Rotorua1912161725106129121314165
Tauranga18191216811201116141317175
Timaru61175615910441179
Wellington262423262426172731233023300
Whangarei994917941421161010132
Wanganui1178645106809377
Total3053222983093412502722953372443212993593

 

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2005-2006 New Zealand bankruptcy adjudications

 

 
High CourtJul 05Aug 05Sep 05Oct 05Nov 05Dec 05Jan 06Feb 06Mar 06Apr 06May 06Jun 06Annual Total

Auckland679882626437477493758269850
Blenheim33340100433630
Christchurch443037375333353944515240495
Dunedin10169615571414121322143
Gisborne43272511425440
Greymouth0000101101105
Hamilton261513292014202223162122241
Invercargill51411686127767392
Masterton32224322324433
Napier91012148712122351216140
Nelson866117234879576
New Plymouth49741778648368
Palmerston North16156168117101211117130
Rotorua118188865151291311124
Tauranga111611148410112113167142
Timaru47419555755562
Wellington192818213114212021271929268
Whangarei106101117351084782
Wanganui748654634410566
Total2612902592492631712042533162612952653087

 

2004-2005 New Zealand bankruptcy adjudications

 

 
High CourtJul 04Aug 04Sep 04Oct 04Nov 04Dec 04Jan 05Feb 05Mar 05Apr 05May 05Jun 05Annual Total

Auckland716070717940628668858966847
Blenheim44228033552442
Christchurch403934323335303437383342427
Dunedin151116109108861446117
Gisborne172362061405753
Greymouth10100041252218
Hamilton262325272218133319173119273
Invercargill2107976410589683
Masterton33402203150225
Napier816168617148121015121
Nelson63968121552553
New Plymouth81013210655377783
Palmerston North10211111101071614131413150
Rotorua1515181514148317191315166
Tauranga1095101353761010997
Timaru645234361044556
Wellington241920142815181814251818231
Whangarei71110851081141395101
Wanganui94371415653452
Total2662692712372641831862702442902652502995

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2003-2004 New Zealand bankruptcy adjudications

 

 
High CourtJul 03Aug 03Sep 03Oct 03Nov 03Dec 03Jan 04Feb 04Mar 04Apr 04May 04Jun 04Annual Total

Auckland846556664345506472475063705
Blenheim04321131313325
Christchurch524536403229413332294645460
Dunedin8124269778115988
Gisborne40736415132844
Greymouth20410100210112
Hamilton27292427251792025252524277
Invercargill9758123371541074
Masterton00031100251518
Napier973697410869987
Nelson14555473741349
New Plymouth11411673461075175
Palmerston North111618131311151111191212162
Rotorua1214712313121299812123
Tauranga13111710226511961110131
Timaru775106855873273
Wellington25271811151221301891522223
Whangarei989971312810696106
Wanganui57561554728560
Total2892672372402031912042332492122172502792

 

 

 

Last updated 6 January 2012