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All applications to the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court require a fee to be paid before they can be lodged with the Court.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-A1-request-remittal.pdf (214 kb)

If you file an application to the Māori Land Court or the Māori Appellate Court on or after  1 July 2026 , you will notice an increase in the fee you need to pay: Our $23 fee will increase to $24 Our $68 fee will increase to $70 Our $228 fee will increase to $233 Our $399 fee will increase to $408 More information The full list of updated fees is available here .

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Fees vary across applications. Application fees are set out in the Māori Land Court Fees Regulations 2013.

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Once you have completed the required fields for the fee waiver application, scroll down and click “Submit Application”.

How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-application-v1-6.pdf (2.2 mb)

In appropriate circumstances the Court may consider a fixed fee arrangement. 16. Of its own motion or by application of a party, the Court may approve an uplift in the hourly rate or fixed fee arrangement at any time during the course of the appointment of the lawyer.

Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)

Ngā utu tono Application fees Find out what fees you'll need to pay for your application.

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Apply online Download the application form Download the trustee consent form Te whakawātea i tētahi kaitiaki (utu tāpae $68) Remove a trustee (filing fee $68) Trustees can be removed for a variety of reasons.

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Fee: $ (Depending on the type of application a fee of $24. 00, $70. 00 or $233.00 may apply.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-1-General-application.pdf (161 kb)

Fee increase summary Detailed fee list Rārangi Utu Detailed fee list From 1 July 2026, the Māori Land Court fees increase by 2.25%.

Documents/Articles/A4-Detailed-Fee-List-Fee-Change-2026-FINAL.pdf (3 mb)

FEE WAIVER An application a court user can file to ask for their application filing fee to be waived.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)