Press Release – New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency welcomes a decision by the High Court in Auckland to dismiss two appeals against the route designations and resource consents for the East West Link transport project. In June 2020, the High Court heard appeals by Forest … Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency welcomes a decision by the High Court in Auckland to dismiss two appeals against the route designations and resource consents for the East West Link transport project. In June 2020, the High Court heard appeals by Forest and Bird and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei against the designations and consents, that were confirmed by an independent Board of Inquiry (BOI) in January 2018. Waka Kotahi heard on Friday that both appeals were dismissed.