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I sincerely hope this isn't what it looks like!

Mudwiggle		Posted : Sunday, 20 July 2014 9:15:00 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 22/10/2013(UTC) Posts: 742 Thanks: 182 times Was thanked: 683 time(s) in 317 post(s)		Vandals fill soccer pitch with holes

simon		Posted : Sunday, 20 July 2014 10:35:19 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 7/01/2011(UTC) Posts: 789 Location: Central Otago Thanks: 33 times Was thanked: 239 time(s) in 150 post(s)		Looks like someone in the area has a new sandpit to dig in lol! Sure to cause a stir. I don't get coin nuts that do this. there are plenty of places to dig that aren't active sports grounds where thousands are spent keeping good surfaces for the community to use. You'd think permission would be sought. then again why would they grant it. any digging is going to take time to return to its before state no matter how careful the digger is.
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gjj109		Posted : Sunday, 20 July 2014 10:35:47 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 464 Location: Thames Thanks: 217 times Was thanked: 194 time(s) in 115 post(s)		I suppose it is fortunate that there is no reference to the hobby in the article, but that won't stop conclusions being drawn by the park police. I just hope the vandal gets prosecuted and named and shamed.

jimmy bedrock		Posted : Sunday, 20 July 2014 10:45:59 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/01/2013(UTC) Posts: 339 Thanks: 242 times Was thanked: 179 time(s) in 104 post(s)		That looks like straight up vandalism.. Maybe for a rival club or something. Its totally done on prepuce ...the plugs are not even next to the holes . You wouldn't do that if you liked metal detecting at all:)

DMNZ		Posted : Sunday, 20 July 2014 11:04:01 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/05/2013(UTC) Posts: 184 Location: nz Thanks: 39 times Was thanked: 58 time(s) in 38 post(s)		doubt it can be MD - looks more like deliberate damage?? the holes are massive. but otherwise why??
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latch		Posted : Sunday, 20 July 2014 2:19:28 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 16/02/2013(UTC) Posts: 192 Location: dunedin Thanks: 198 times Was thanked: 27 time(s) in 27 post(s)		pretty rank thing to do,it could be deliberate but md's could still get the blame for this,this is unfortunate
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DrunkBrother		Posted : Sunday, 20 July 2014 4:14:00 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 27/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 911 Location: Auckland Thanks: 21 times Was thanked: 206 time(s) in 161 post(s)		It does look like delibirate vandalism, And lets hope it is.
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andy		Posted : Sunday, 20 July 2014 8:06:38 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 13/12/2012(UTC) Posts: 471 Location: ngongotaha rotorua Thanks: 70 times Was thanked: 88 time(s) in 72 post(s)		bloody terrable!
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Guardian		Posted : Sunday, 20 July 2014 10:00:34 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 30/10/2011(UTC) Posts: 716 Location: Dunedin Thanks: 42 times Was thanked: 222 time(s) in 185 post(s)		It's ok Bills on to it Guardian attached the following image(s):

number8wire		Posted : Sunday, 20 July 2014 10:34:01 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 1,175 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 913 times Was thanked: 880 time(s) in 425 post(s)		The pic certainly looks like willful vandalism rather than any other cause. Certainly hope the culprit(s) are found and brought to a swift justice before fingers start being pointed in 'possible cause' directions.
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