During the holiday period, Māori Land Court offices will be closed from 3pm, Wednesday 24 December 2025 and will reopen 10am, Monday 5 January 2026.
A national service for only urgent injunction applications is available Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December. More details can be found here.
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
Fee: $ 228.00
CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
Statement signed by alienee setting out how he or she is a member of the preferred class (if applicable),
including any necessary whakapapa details
Original instrument of alienation, properly executed and attested, and two copies
Special valuation of the land any improvements thereon, or interests in the land, by a registered valuer; or
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Application for exemption fro...
FEE: $228.00
MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
This application should be lodged with the Registrar in the District in which the land is located
TAITOKERAU
Level 1
16 Rathbone Street
WHANGĀREI
DX Box AX 10086
WHANGĀREI
PH: (09) 983 9940
Fax: (09) 983 9941
mlctaitokerau@justice.govt.nz
TAITOKERAU
Auckland Information Office
Avanti Finance Building
65B Main Highway
Ellerslie, AUCKLAND
DX Box EX10912
AUCKLAND
PH: (09) 279 5850
Fax: (09) 279 5852
mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz
WAIKA...
The Court may approve hourly rates that are higher than the hourly rates paid by Legal
Aid Services for appearances before the Waitangi Tribunal.
14. In determining the fees for a lawyer appointed by the Court’s own motion or for an uplift
in the hourly rate for appointments on applications by parties, subject to the overriding
discretion of the Judge, the Court will take into account the factors outlined above and
any other relevant factors.
15.
Fee: $ 68.00
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CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
Signed consents of any owners who have not signed the application
Signed consents of proposed trustees
Minutes of meeting agreeing to constitute a Whānau Trust (where applicable)
Draft trust order if the standard trust order is not used (or modified draft supplied by the Court)
MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
All applications may be lodged with the Registrar in any...
