Wanaka's famous tree on the shores of Lake Wanaka in Roys Bay has been attacked with a saw. Smith said that it’s “disappointing” that someone vandalized the tree. It was discovered yesterday that someone had vandalized the tree and cut several large branches with a saw or a chainsaw. 'Hopefully not another anti-climax' – travel industry weighs in on upcoming airport testing announcement, From piste to pub to pillow: an insider ski holiday guide to Val d'Isère, America's Rapid Feral Hog Problem Is Creating a 'Super-Pig' Uprising, 'I never appreciated how much my wife does at home' – Ben Miller on how lockdown in Morocco changed him, Weir to offload loss-making oil and gas arm, The powerful new cruise through a region of West Africa with a painful past, New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year award, cut down some of the namesake Joshua trees. Locals reported seeing some branches that had been sawed off washed up on shore. "Tiaki" means "to guard" in the Māori language. Ole Henrik Skjelstad is a Norwegian math teacher and landscape photographer who fell in love with photography after receiving his first camera as a birthday present in 2013. Wind power for every home within 10 years, Boris Johnson to pledge, Experts Say We May Be Seeing Less Fall Foliage This Year Due to "Extreme Drought" Conditions, Hundreds of dead animals washed up on Russian beach after 'ecological disaster'. The tree became a popular tourist destination after Lake Wanaka Tourism promoted it on its website in 2014. ", - additional reporting by Jo McKenzie-McLean. I wonder what was on that person’s mind. The original Māori name Oanaka means 'The place of Anaka', a local tribal chief. took an axe to an iconic New Zealand tree. Wanaka photographer Luisa Apanui told Stuff NZ that the locals are pretty devastated. If they are clever like these guys, I think it won’t take long to discover them. A visiting photographer from Switzerland has hit out at the "idiots" who took an axe to an iconic New Zealand tree. "This tree emerging from the water has something surreal which makes every photographer interested about it. But honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised that they wanted to create a viral post for social media. He believes his picture is one of the last images of the full tree taken at night with full resolution. You can find out more about John on his website and follow his adventures on YouTube. Adam owns a production company that specializes in corporate marketing and brand strategy. Hacking Photography - one Picture at a time, March 19, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment.