Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email at mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz
This means that wills do not apply, and all legal children are entitled to succeed, equally. The applications are free.
Download the applicationform for Hāwea-Wanaka
Download the applicationform for Toitoi
To apply, please email the completed form and any supporting evidence to mlcsilna@justice.govt.nz or bring the completed application into any of the Māori Land Court offices to send to the Christchurch office.
The first step in filing an appeal or charging order application is to gather any supporting documents and complete the generalform of application ( Form 1 ).
Our kaimahi can help you fill in applicationforms and provide general advice about your application and the court processes, but we do not provide legal advice.
Fee increase summary
Current rate New rate
$22 $23
$66 $68
$220 $228
$385 $399
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Māori Land Court Current rate (inc
GST)
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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 land that this application focussed on - the remaining part of the Crown grant
section - was never sold along with the land formed by accretion which adjoins it.
The thread of discussions from presenters and conference attendees is that arbitration is the preferred form of dispute resolution in many overseas jurisdictions.
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.
