Council comes to the party

In the spirit of Christmas, it's time to give Auckland City Council a bouquet for once, and fortunately they've made it easy:

The Auckland City Council announced yesterday that its noise control officers would not investigate any complaints for seven hours from 6pm, New Year's Eve. The move means the council will tolerate any kind of noise level before 1am, said Chris Dee, the council's environmental health and licensing manager... He said the move recognised that New Year's Eve was traditionally a time of revelry.

What a top chap. Merry Christmas to you sir.

Linked Article: Noisy New Year revellers get a break