

The RMA does not cover barking dogs, but the Dog Control Act 1996 allows the council’s dog control officer to act. If the problem affects a group of people, these costs can be shared.įurther information on enforcement processes and options to help resolve your concerns are outlined in the Ministry for the Environment’s publications Enforcement and Resolving Resource Management Act Concerns which can be downloaded from the Ministry’s website.ĭogs often bark when left alone and owners are sometimes not even aware of the problem. But if you have to hire expert advisers and lawyers, costs can quickly mount up to thousands of dollars. It costs $250 to apply for an enforcement order. Under the RMA anyone can apply to the Environment Court for an enforcement order to stop an activity which breaches the Act or is likely to adversely affect the environment. If the council won’t resolve a problem, you can take it further yourself. If the officers decide a noise is “excessive”, they can take immediate steps to stop it. What’s acceptable in the inner city and industrial zones may not be allowed in the suburbs. They work under guidelines for various zones contained in the district plan. The job of deciding what’s excessive or unreasonable falls to noise control officers employed by local councils. Frequency: You can use a chainsaw to cut branches off a tree, but you can’t set up a firewood business in a suburban backyard and have saws running all day.Length of time: You can have a really loud burglar alarm, but it should turn off after several minutes.But if they start a brass band that practises just over your back fence every lunchtime, you’ll have grounds for complaint. Background noise: If you live next to a school, you’ll have to accept the regular sounds of children playing.Time of day: Contractors can dig up your street during the day, but if they start work at first light on a Sunday you should complain.Loudness: The law does not accept that Miley Cyrus, or Sibelius for that matter, are excessive at just any level.The factors that might make noise excessive or unreasonable include: The real-time headphone level feature works well with most headphones, but bear in mind that Apple says the measurement is more accurate with AirPods and other Apple-certified headsets.Under the Resource Management Act (RMA), people are not allowed to make “excessive” noise and must ensure noise from their property does not reach an “unreasonable” level.

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How to Use Apple's Live Listen Feature With AirPods.For a more detailed picture of the current decibel level, tap the Hearing button.If what you're listening to exceeds the 80-decibel level, the measurement icon will display a yellow exclamation mark, warning you that the volume is too high. If it has a green tick, you're listening at a healthy volume level. Look at the Hearing button in Control Center.
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Last year in iOS 13, Apple introduced new hearing features in the Health app that are designed to help users avoid being exposed to high levels of sound when wearing headphones for an extended period of time.
