Te Heu Heu v Attorney-General - [1999] 1 NZLR 98

Administrative law — Judicial review — Sale of land subject to Waitangi Tribunal claim — Third defendant sold properties subject to claim by plaintiffs to fifth defendant — Plaintiffs sought review of decision — Whether acts of shareholding Ministers inconsistent with principles of treaty — Alleged failure to consult — Allegation that defendants failed to take steps to protect plaintiffs' treaty claims — Whether council acted in excess of powers — Legitimate expectation — Land acquired for construction of bypass — Application of s 9 of the State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986 — Local Government Act 1974, ss 225(1), 247B(1), 247F(1) and Part XXI.