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The deliberate poisoning of over 200 pine trees in Karekare, at great cost to council, has become a serious fire risk to the local community.
More than 200 pine trees have been deliberately poisoned in West Auckland s Karekare but authorities are struggling to find the culprit. The mystery of who is responsible has left a council ranger and police scratching their heads. A witch hunt to find the person responsible is raging in the small community. The deliberate, unsanctioned poisoning of the trees is thought to have been going on since at least 2018 – perhaps even earlier.
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