KH v ED [2018] NZDT 1434 (20 September 2018) [pdf, 248 KB]
...“property” is KH’s trees. b. Under the Property Law Act 2007, a person may apply to the District Court for the trimming or removal of a tree. The District Court may make and order accordingly under s 333 of that Act if the Court is satisfied as to the matters set out in s335 of that Act. Therefore, if a person takes it into his or her own hands to remove or trim trees on someone else’s land without an order of the District Court, he/she may find that a claim is made in the Tribu...