Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
E�ective from 27 August 2025
How to apply for a charging order
The Local Government (Water Services) Act (the Act) has made the
following changes to the Māori Land Court’s jurisdiction.
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• Applications under section 69A must use the General
Form of Application (Form 1) stating the Act and the
section under which application is made.
How to appeal a Māori Land Court decision
about access
• You can file an appeal by email, by post or in person.
Until such an application is made there is no guarantee as to how the Court would view the matter and the success of any such application would depend on its own facts.
It did this in the belief that hundreds of farms could be created. Huge amounts of time and money were expended but then it was discovered that no farms could be created.
Fee increase summary
Current rate New rate
$22 $23
$66 $68
$220 $228
$385 $399
Detailed fee list
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 other de...
PÄNUI
NO:
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
50 AP-20240000005029 70(3)(a)/93
98(3)(b)/93
Deputy Registrar Ngatirahiri Part 4, Ngatirahiri 4Y, Ngatirahiri 6C,
Ngatirahiri 6G & Ngatirahiri 7C - Application for
payment from the Mäori Land Court Special
Aid Fund for reasonable legal costs (Service
Provider: Govett Quilliam Lawyers)
51 AP-20240000007161 81/93 Te Hanataua Ahu
Whenua Trustees
Ouri 1A3 - Enforcement of orders for payment
of money
52 AP-20230000023034
A20220012...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
77 AP-20240000009697 40/93
98(9)(aa)/93
Deputy
Registrar
Te Whānau A Tommy Kume Hemahema Tamati
Trust – Application for payment from the Māori
Land Court Special Aid Fund for reasonable
legal costs (Kōkiri Chambers)
(AP-20230000033843 and AP-
20230000033847)
78 AP-20240000009698 40(3)/93
98(9)(aa)/93
Deputy
Registrar
Te Whānau A Tommy Kume Hemahema Tamati
Trust - Application for payment from Māori Land
Court Special Aid Fund for reas...
In completing the whakapapa form to accompany the application a party to the exchange should clearly indicate how he or she qualifies to receive shares under the
above provisions.