New Zealand Law/System/Huakina Development Trust v Waikato Valley Authority


 * Did a  local  council have to consider Maori   spiritual values when allocating water  rights for efﬂuent
 * The relevant legislation did not  refer  to the principles of the Treaty, or  spell out relevant considerations

Held:
 * 1) Principles of the Treaty and Maori beliefs on  purity of water were relevant  considerations
 * 2) unlikely this outcome would be the same if a list of considerations existed)).