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Population shift and moving to the ‘exurbs’

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Environment Minister David Parker says the new National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land (NPS-HPL) will prevent the loss of prime horticultural land, in areas like Pukekohe, and protect it from inappropriate subdivision and development.

Photo: Stuff / Chris McKeen

Forget the 'burbs, we're all moving to the 'exurbs'.

Outlying communities on the outer margins of metropolitan areas are some of our fastest-growing populations.

Demographer and Distinguished Professor Emeritus Paul Spoonley joins us to discuss the implications for community and transport infrastructure and available agricultural land.