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Community Law Wellington & Hutt Valley
You cannot take the apples without permission because they belong to your neighbour. You are legally allowed to trim branches overhanging your property, or roots encroaching, back to the property boundary, but the fruit still belongs to the owner. However, you could talk to your neighbour to get permission to take the fruit from the overhanging branches. Click here for more information: www.communitylaw.org.nz.
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