date:May 24, 2017
think the government should say 'no' this is not an issue that should be dealt with council by council, it is a national issue, and therefore there should be national policy, Mr Chapman said. We are constantly losing growing land to houses. We're not saying houses cannot be built; just do it in the other 95 per cent of New Zealand. It's about recognising we have a problem and taking action now.
He says this has the potential to severely hamper growth of the sector, which generates $5.4 billion