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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 o...
HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE COURT 1862–1890s
The 1862 Act had not significantly changed
Māori land tenure, but the 1865 Act soon
resulted in very significant changes all over
the country.
The Māori Land Court can make succession
orders for:
• any interest in Māori land
• any freehold interest owned by a Māori in
general land 7 (but only on application by
a personal representative 8 appointed by
the High Court)
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• any leasehold interest in a registered
cross lease 9 over Māori land
• money held by the Māori Trustee (or
any other agent, trustee 10, or Māori
incorporation) for the deceased derived
from Māori land
• interests in
The Māori Land Court can make succession
orders for:
• any interest in Māori land
• any freehold interest owned by a Māori in
general land 7 (but only on application by
a personal representative 8 appointed by
the High Court)
3
• any leasehold interest in a registered
cross lease 9 over Māori land
• money held by the Māori Trustee (or
any other agent, trustee 10, or Māori
incorporation) for the deceased derived
from Māori land
• interests in
Individual districts may mail out separate Pänui where 14
clear days notice is not provided in the National Pänui / Te
Pänui ä Motu.
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance
with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they
may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
