Sumner man fined for pruning of protected Norfolk pineDARRELL LATHAM A worker cuts branches from the Norfolk pine, on Sumner's Esplanade. A Christchurch man accused of "eco-terrorism" for ordering the pruning of a protected pine tree has been fined by the city council after a weeks' long investigation. The Christchurch City Council issued Sumner building owner John Visser with an infringement notice for $300 last Monday in relation to the pruning of a Norfolk pine. And they did that because I committed an offence, in that I removed some very dangerous branches," Visser said. GEORGE HEARD/STUFF Sumner man John Visser has been given an infringement notice for $300 after asking a cafe worker to cut branches from a protected Norfolk pine.

Source: Stuff March 11, 2018 02:26 UTC