Vandals have caused about $100,000 worth of damage at a Hawke's Bay orchard after attacking hundreds of apple trees.
Moffett Orchards have reported that approximately 1500 apple trees in their block bordering Korokipo Road and Swamp Road, Fernhill have been damaged by being cut in half. The trees are approximately 2 years old.
Police say it appears that due to the freshness of the cuts and the greenness of the leaves that this probably occurred overnight on Saturday 7th April.
Entire rows containing approximately 150 trees in each have been cut in half.
Family member Jonty Moffett is at a loss to explain why somebody could have done such a thing and believes it would have taken one person at least 5 hours to make the cuts to the trees.
