Avocado trees killed in Far North orchard vandalism
(WorldNews New Zealand)

An avocado orchard in the Far North has been vandalised - alongside the words `water thieves` - in an apparent protest against water usage in the parched region. Source: 1 NEWS Windbreaks have been slashed and graffitied, water pipes have been cut and about 20 trees have been killed over the Christmas period at Mapua Orchard, near Houhora. Orchard manager Ian Broadhurst said it wasn`t the first time this had happened, but it was definitely the worst. He said Mapua was...