NZHerald reports:

The story this week of a monkey apple hedge that caused such friction between Herne Bay neighbours that it took a High Court judge to lay the matter to rest would resonate among all of us who live in homes next door to other people. In effect, everyone.

A search on google for the term “neighbours from hell” brings up 77,000 matches.

Many of the websites tend to be in the country that invented manners and politeness – England. But an Englishman’s home is his castle, and the world’s most comprehensive website on “neighbours from hell” is based there. Neighbours From Hell came about due to the creator’s personal experiences with “repeatedly anti-social, noisy, inconsiderate and rude neighbours”.