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From 1 July 2025, the Māori Land Court fees will increase by
3.65%. The details are set out below.
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...
Whenua tōpū trusts, again a land management trust, which provide for iwi or hapū based
trusts designed to facilitate the use and administration of the land on behalf of a wider class
of owner, normally a whānau, hapū or iwi grouping.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 2 11:00 AM AP-20240000008036 238/93 Kenneth
Ngarangi Kawiti
Te Tawai and Maata Kawiti WhānauTrust – Enforcement of obligations of
trust
We await confirmation of the details and programme for the Government’s review of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act, and so now is not the time for comment from the judiciary.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP69 10:00 AM AP-20250000006669 19/93 Edward Joseph
Hayes WhānauTrust, Christine
Brake, Isabel
Tui Edwards
Opape 1A 15A and Opape 1A15B
No 2 blocks - Edward Joseph Hayes
Family Trust - Injunction against any
person in respect of any actual
threatened trespass or other injury to
any Māori land or Māori Reservation
(Respondents: Angelina Rika and
Vanessa Hayes)
