A Mount Maunganui builder has lost his patience with being woken up before 6am by the noise of boot camp fitness instructors barking orders.
Mike Taka yesterday took his case to city councillors, asking for action to quieten the classes on the ocean side of Mt Drury.
"Would you be happy being woken up on a regular basis like this?" the Grace Ave resident asked.
Mr Taka said builders could not start work before 7am, so boot camp classes should not be allowed to disturb the peace of a neighbourhood. On one occasion an instructor told him to stop moaning and bugger off.
His neighbourhood was mostly absentee owners' holiday homes, which he said made it harder when he tried to get council's noise control to take action on the problem.