Safeguards are being put in place to stop some of New Zealand's most fertile farmland from being chewed up by subdivisions.
A newly released national policy statement now requires councils to identify, map and manage productive land to protect it from inappropriate urban use.
A bird’s eye view of some of the Pukekohe Hub’s prime land which is under pressure from urban sprawl. Photo: Stuff / Chris McKeen
But land can still be rezoned for housing under some circumstances.
Susie Fergusson spoke to Environment Minister David Parker.
