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Wednesday 22 September 2021
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Tasman’s noisiest streets revealed Kate Russell Reporter
kate@nelsonweekly.co.nz
Noise complaints in Richmond have increased over the past year - with one road causing a particular raucous.
Tasman District Council has revealed which 10 Richmond streets received the most noise complaints in 2020/21. Salisbury Rd topped the list with 47 complaints, with the majority of these coming from the same property. This was followed by
Stratford St, Cautley St, Main Rd Hope, Hill St, Elizabeth St, Ascot St, Gladstone Rd, Herbert St, and Youngberry Dr. Throughout the whole district, 981 noise complaints were received by the council in the last financial year - four were from
animal noise, 172 were machinery, 744 were music/parties, and 61 were ‘other’ noises. This is up from 2019/20, when there were 878 complaints. The council responds to noise complaints 24 hours a day and acts when noise is ‘excessive’ or
‘unreasonable’. They do not regulate everyday activities such as mowing lawns, DIY, sawing or planing wood, or road repairs. “These sorts of noise might be a
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Zac’s Back to the Future dream comes true Jo Kent Zac Hardwick finally got to ride in his dream car last weekend after years of watching Back To The Future movies. “It was totally awesome, and I wish I could do it again,” the 13-year-old says. Zac’s grandmother, Donna McKnight, spent more than a year trying to track down car owner, Jared Dacombe, after seeing him out driving. “I knew Zac would love to see the Delorean up close,” she says. When she finally contacted Jared through social media, he offered to take Zac for a spin. “I couldn’t believe how kind of him that was,” Donna says. “It’s more than a dream come true for Zac.”
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Zac Hardwick’s dream came true when he got to ride in Jared Dacombe’s Delorean last week. Photo: Jo Kent.
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