The new National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land (NPS-HPL) is about ensuring the availability of New Zealand’s most favourable soils for food and fibre production, now and for future generations.
The policy provides direction to improve the way highly productive land is managed under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA).
This is achieved through clear and consistent guidance to councils on how to map and zone highly productive land, and manage the subdivision, use and development of this non-renewable resource.
The new National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land (NPS-HPL) is about ensuring the availability of New Zealand’s most favourable soils for food and fibre production, now and for future generations.
The policy provides direction to improve the way highly productive land is managed under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA).
This is achieved through clear and consistent guidance to councils on how to map and zone highly productive land, and manage the subdivision, use and development of this non-renewable resource.