The decision

Decision report and conditions  of consent

On 4 September 2026, the expert panel granted approvals for the North West Rapid Transit application. The approvals are subject to conditions.

Minute 20 of the expert panel (PDF, 88 KB)

North West Rapid Transit decision report (PDF, 1.5 MB)

Appendix A – Designation conditions (PDF, 12.2 MB)

Appendix A1 – Designation conditions – Schedule A (PDF, 1.9 MB)

Appendix A2 – Designation conditions – Schedule J and K (PDF, 11.5 MB)

Appendix A3 – Designation conditions – Schedule L (PDF, 458 MB)

Appendix B – Resource consent conditions (PDF, 9.4 MB)

Appendix C1 – Archaeological Authorities conditions (west) (PDF, 378 KB)

Appendix C2 – Archaeological Authorities conditions (east) (PDF, 362 KB)

Appendix D – Reasons for consents (PDF, 76 KB)

Appendix E – Maps of comments received (PDF, 1.6 MB)

Appeal rights

The panel’s decision can be appealed to the High Court in whole or in part on questions of law only. Any of the following persons may appeal:

• the applicant (or, if the substantive application was lodged by more than 1 authorised person, the person who was proposed to hold the approval)
• any relevant local authority
• the Attorney-General
• any person or group that provided comments in response to an invitation given under section 53(2) the Act.

A notice of appeal must be filed with the Registrar of the High Court within 20 working-days after the date on which the decision document that relates to the approval is published.

Appeals can be served on the panel by emailing them to: general.counsel@epa.govt.nz

or by post to: