Dear Ministry of Justice,

Maori Land Court/Maori Appellate Court Legal Aid
1. How many applications upon average does the Ministry recieve for Maori Land Court/Maori Appellate Court legal aid each year (please use the most recent readily available data to calculate this average). Please do not include Waitangi Tribunal legal aid in this data.

2. Upon average each year, how many applications are approved and declined (again using the most recent readily available data to calculate this average).

3. What are the most common reasons for declining Maori Land Court/Maori Appellate Court legal aid?

4. What are the most common causes of action where Maori Land Court/Maori Appellate Court legal aid is approved?

5. What was the total annual cost of Maori Land Court/Maori Appellate Court legal aid in the last financial period (please use most recent readily available data)?

6. What was the total budget for Maori Land Court/Maori Appellate Court legal aid in the last financial period?

7. What percentage of this budget was expended on Maori Land Court/Maori Appellate Court legal aid?

8. What percentage of this budget was recovered from applicants?

Yours faithfully,

Tania Te Whenua
Principal
Te Whenua Law