You should know that this section of the law, which was about wilful damage, no longer exists. It was removed from the Crimes Act 1961 on 1 October 2003. This means that the rules about wilful damage that were once in this part of the law are no longer in effect. If you need to know about current laws related to damaging property on purpose, you would need to look at other parts of New Zealand’s laws.
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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM330764.
297: Attempt to damage property by fire or explosive, or
“This law used to be about trying to burn or blow up things that don't belong to you, but it's not used anymore.”
298A: Causing disease or sickness in animals, or
“It's against the law to make animals sick on purpose or by being careless, especially if it hurts lots of animals or New Zealand's money.”
