Neighbours who complain about construction noise at unsociable hours are being hit with trespass notices as some disputes sparked by Auckland's building boom turn nasty. Some neighbours have also laid police complaints about "abusive" responses from construction workers when they complained about the noise. Ian Smallburn, General Manager Resource Consents at Auckland Council said issues around construction noise are taken very seriously every incident is investigated. Auckland Council spokesperson Ian Smallburn again said complaints had been received advising council of construction work outside of the permitted hours. Auckland Council resource consents general manager Ian Smallburn said the council took construction noise very seriously and investigated every incident, "taking a graduated enforcement approach".

Source: New Zealand Herald March 02, 2017 23:31 UTC