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Applications are grouped by District and include the Pātaka Whenua and MLIS application reference
number, the date on which the application was received by the Court, the subject of the application,
the authority under which the application is made and the applicant(s).
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Current rate New rate
$22 $23
$66 $68
$220 $228
$385 $399
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Māori Land Court Current rate (inc
GST)
New rate
(inc GST)
Filing an application in respect of the following:
(a) hearing and determining any claim to recover damages from trespass or any other
injury to Māori freehold land
(b) hearing and determining any proceeding founded on contract or tort where debt,
demand, or damage relates to Māori freehold land
(c) any o...
The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing
if the application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.
In Ellis
v R [2020] NZSC 89, submissions were sought on the application of tikanga on the question of whether the Court has
jurisdiction to hear an appeal against conviction after the death of the appellant.
The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing
if the application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.
Applications are grouped by District and include the application reference number, the date on
which the application was registered, the subject of the application, the section of the Act
under which the application is made and the name of the applicant(s).