Over the last 20 years, 170,000 hectares of highly productive land has been converted to lifestyle blocks. The new national policy statement will require councils to identify, map, and manage highly productive land to ensure it’s available for growing vegetables, fruit, and other primary production.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2022/09/19/protecting-nzs-most-productive-land-expert-reaction/