Hawke's Bay orchardist again fined $14,000 for spray drift hitting cyclist
20 Apr, 2021 02:14 AM
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Johnny Appleseed director Paul Paynter said a second fine is "unacceptable". Photo / Warren Buckland
A Hawke's Bay orchardist fined twice in four months for illegal spray drifts hitting cyclists says he wouldn't have planted trees had he known a cycle path was to be placed next to his orchard.
Johnny Appleseed Holdings Limited was fined $14,400 this week after a hazardous agrichemical hit a cyclist - the company's second prosecution in four months.
It's one of three Hawke's Bay companies fined a total of $37,840 this week for various breaches to the Resource Management Act 1991, in prosecutions brought by Hawke's Bay Regional Council.