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Theives done over $10,000 of damage at Auckland Botanic Gardens
Green thumbed thieves have done ten thousands of dollars of damage at Auckland botanic gardens in the last financial year.The beautiful gardens sprawl across 64 hectares in Manurewa, and include a native forest and thousands of plants. But over the past two years, there's been an increase in costly plant theft and vandalism. Barbara Wheeler the Botanic Gardens Curator, spoke to Lisa Owen.