Clipping the wings of Rich Listers seeking suburban helicopter privileges

Community groups in Auckland are calling for more regulations around the city’s increasingly busy skies, Newsroom reports. A wealthy couple seeking public submissions on their bid to have helicopter rules relaxed on their Herne Bay property, has raised questions over the suitability of rules around private air transport in Auckland. Locals talk of decks shaking, crying babies and flying deck chairs – with early morning noise breaking the peace for neighbouring properties.