Michelle Sands
Protecting provincial food producing land vital
18 Feb 2021
Pressure is on many provincial towns as population growth sparks new housing developments which eat into prime food producing land. Horticulture New Zealand says it's vital to have protections for… Audio
Govt proposes rules to protect top soils from urban development
15 Aug 2019
The government is proposing new rules to prevent the best soils for food production from being lost to urban development. Councils could soon be required to ensure there's enough highly productive… Audio
Building on prime growing land
2 May 2019
Food producers are being forced out of business as prime growing land is sold off for subdivisions and lifestyle blocks. Horticulture New Zealand is welcoming the Environment Aotearoa 2019 report… Audio