It could be considered national best practice in New Zealand house design. The manual includes information about the following:
- Stand-Alone House Design
- Terraced Housing Design
- Housing Design for Auckland’s Planning Rules:
- Front yard landscaping
- Fencing and walls
- Passive surveillance
- Visual privacy
- Design for waste
- Site amenities
- Māori Design
- Case Studies
- Apartment Building Design
- Developing a New Home
- Sustainability