Ngai Tahu Maori Trust Board v Director-General of Conservation - [1995] 3 NZLR 553

Maoris and Maori land — Treaty of Waitangi — Appellant holding permit for commercial whale watching — Whether, on application of treaty principles, appellant should have been consulted before issuing additional permit — Whether appellant's consent required before any additional permit granted — Whether appellant entitled to reasonable expectation that no additional permit would be granted without its consent — Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978, ss 2(1), 4, 5(7) and 6 — Conservation Act 1987, s 4 — Marine Mammals Protection Regulations 1992 (SR 1992/322), regs 4 and 6.