A Pukekohe grower says new safeguards for fertile farmland will help the Auckland suburb continue to serve as a food bowl.
A newly released national policy statement now requires councils to identify, map and manage productive land to protect it from inappropriate housing development.
Increased development in Pukekohe is making it harder for those in the horticulture industry, as urban sprawl encroaches on traditional growing areas. Photo: Stuff / Chris McKeen
Susie Fergusson spoke to Bharat Jivan, who owns Jivan Produce in Pukekohe.
