Waikouaiti Coast Community Board member Mandy Mayhem-Bullock holds one of her bantams, Loveday Flower, at her Waitati house yesterday. PHOTO:STEPHEN JAQUIERYRoosters crowing to greet the rising sun is a common countryside refrain, but a community board fears the birds may soon be told to cock-a-doodle-do-not. The Waikouaiti Coast Community Board’s submission will be tabled at its meeting on Wednesday night, and said roosters and other noises such as sheep and farm machinery should be allowed. The submission, which was signed by chairman Alasdair Morrison, said the current bylaw did not differentiate between urban and rural areas. The submission said the review’s specific request for comments on roosters and bees might invite complaints.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 16, 2021 16:30 UTC