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  •   Home > News > Law and Order

    A man's been sentenced after stealing hundreds of beehives in the central North Island

    A man's been sentenced after stealing hundreds of beehives in the central North Island


    The 26 year old man was sentenced in the Tauranga District Court this week - he was ordered to pay more than 70-thousand dollars in reparations and given 11 months home detention.

    His theft of 333 beehives, to supply orchards, was estimated to cost the industry 184-thousand dollars.

    The environmental and financial harm was described as immense.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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