Approaching the property, Bruce drove his vehicle into the front gate, breaking the chain holding it shut and ramming the gate into higher ground as it opened. He then went to another paddock to inspect a broken-down vehicle belonging to him that had been left there.
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Aaron Bruce pleaded guilty to charges of trespass and wilful damage at the Nelson District Court on Monday. As he continued up the valley, Bruce drove past the victim who was standing at his house, and then turned around. On his way out he broke through a second locked farm gate into another paddock, where he proceeded to drive in tight circles several times and damaged the pasture.