It does not include documents or
judgments produced by judicial/court officers.
February 2010
Cover photograph by Adrian Heke MLC011_NOV14
The Māori Land Court (Te Kooti Whenua
Māori) is the New Zealand court that hears
matters relating to Māori land.
It does not include documents or
judgments produced by judicial/court officers.
February 2010
Cover photograph by Adrian Heke MLC011_NOV14
The Māori Land Court (Te Kooti Whenua
Māori) is the New Zealand court that hears
matters relating to Māori land.
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...
The judiciary and the staff of the seven Māori Land Court registries have been working hard to move through the backlog of cases before the Court, there have been new judicial appointments and a host of activity has been undertaken to improve the service provided to Māori landowners.
note: Ministry of Justice ‘publications’ comprise those
documents produced by the Ministry in its business
as usual capacity. it does not include documents or
judgments produced by judicial/court officers.
February 2010
Cover photograph by Adrian Heke
The Māori Land Court (Te Kooti Whenua
Māori) is the New Zealand court that hears
matters relating to Māori land.
note: Ministry of Justice ‘publications’ comprise those
documents produced by the Ministry in its business
as usual capacity. it does not include documents or
judgments produced by judicial/court officers.
February 2010
Cover photograph by Adrian Heke
The Māori Land Court (Te Kooti Whenua
Māori) is the New Zealand court that hears
matters relating to Māori land.
This new report is intended to reflect on the previous year and look forward to the next, providing detailed and transparent information on our work and judicial decision-making.
The period covered has been one of change for the Court, with the introduction of the new Pātaka Whenua system to support Court kaimahi, judges and landowners.
Feedback in general was positive, the schedule and report were noted as having been well ordered
with excellent use of historical contextualisation of the Court as a “Court” (Judicial entity) and as a
business unit (Crown entity).