EG v KI [2023] NZDT 247 (12 June 2023) [pdf, 109 KB]
...damaged from the trimming: one manuka and two pohutukawa. 10. Photos were presented that showed the tops had been trimmed in a way that left “stubs”. These were unsightly, and not at growth points in the tree that would encourage proper future form. 11. I therefore consider that the trees were damaged. One was able to be rectified by trimming. The other two were removed altogether. KI made the point that the two trees that were removed were still alive. However, given the...