Video will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playFamilies in a quiet Auckland neighbourhood were woken by the racket of a noisy concrete pour at 5.30am as the city's frenzied building boom reaches fever pitch. Auckland Council resource consent compliance manager Steve Pearce said the site consent specified that building work could only be done between 7.30am and 6pm. 7.30am to 6pm: construction work permitted. Saturday7.30am to 6pm: construction work permitted (no activities permitted before 7.30am). Sunday and public holidaysNo noisy construction work allowed.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 02, 2017 15:56 UTC