On NZ Herald Focus this afternoon Tristram takes a walk through the Unitary Plan at street level and explains what the changes will really mean for people.
The Auckland Council's new planning rulebook, or Unitary Plan, has been passed by councillors.
After more than three days of making final decisions on the 7000-page document, the governing body completed the job this afternoon.
The plan allowsfor intensification on a scale the city has never seen and opened up more rural land for houses. It will decide where and how Aucklanders will live, work and play for the next 30 years.
On Friday, councillors approved a set of new zoning maps showing where housing density and urban sprawl can occur.
The plan covers other things like heritage, volcanic viewshafts and environmental protection.
Councillors have largely accepted more developer-friendly changes from an independent hearings panel that heard more than 13,000 submissions on the plan.
The 2013 council target for 213,000 houses has doubled to 422,000 new dwellings.
