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Detailed list of fee changes

From 1 July 2025, the Māori Land Court fees will increase by 3.65%. The details are set out below.

Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)

Former Chief Māori Land Court Judge, who then became a Justice of the High Court, ET Durie provided the following analyses of the nature of Māori rights to land; Maori see themselves not as masters of the environment but as members of it.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)

Banking Practice Note

Where the title to the land is held by a Māori land trust or a Māori Incorporation, the mortgage has to be sent to the Māori Land Court’s Registrar for noting (ss 150A and 150B of the Act).

Documents/Practice-notes/Banking-Practice-Note.pdf (204 kb)

2024 11 30 Notification of Applications Over 6 months old in MLC MAC

The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).

Documents/5-11-reports/2024-11-30-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (4.8 mb)

S113 29 93 Appln to Determine Successors for SILNA Lands Hawea Wanaka

The Māori Land Court is conducting an inquiry to establish the successors to SILNA lands pursuant to Section 29, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 in accordance with an application filled by the Minister of Māori Affairs, currently under application A20180009373.

Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)