Avalon resident Peter Whittington speaks out about a neighbouring development that has seen fences built which block light and, in some cases, encroach on privacy. Tall wall goes up. ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF The great wall of Lower Hutt has left neighbours feeling cut off and hemmed in, all at the same time. People were looking inwards and thinking less about their neighbours, and these tall structures stopped them from doing something as simple as saying gidday to each other over the fence. And tall fences, said Dr Muhammad, also gave the impression an area was unsafe, "that people are trying to protect themselves".

Source: Stuff April 12, 2019 17:00 UTC