Massive efforts concluded to this day
As of 1505 hours on 15 August, 2016 the Auckland Unitary Plan was passed by the Governing Body of Auckland Council.
The Unitary Plan goes live this Friday (subject any appeals)(parts of the Unitary Plan are already live, the rest not appealed goes live on September 16)
It also means I am (finally) discharged as a submitter to the Unitary Plan which for me the journey started in March 2013.
There is certainly not enough thanks to go around to all the people who helped bring the Unitary Plan to this point.
Now on to the next adventure.
Source: Auckland Council
Talking Southern Auckland 
Ben, thank you for this very valuable resource. Whenever I have needed to know the latest update on the Unitary Plan topic I just check my email. Your many hours of effort put into this site is very much appreciated. Kind regards Cathy Yates