A Wellington man is fuming after a neighbour dropped a note in his letter box which told him to hire a landscaper as his property was not up to a "reasonable" standard.
The letter told the man he lives in "a new, delightful and expensive area with quality roading andpavements and the most lovely landscaped frontages."
"It would be really pleasing to maintain a good standard of lawn, garden and berm care and to keep all weedy and unsightly elements and overgrowth reduced to a minimum or eliminated".
The letter goes on to say the neighbour wants to help the man with "ground control and good gardening methods" - but offers no help at all, rather telling the homeowner to Google a gardening company.
The letter also says the Upper Hutt City Council can be contacted for berm advice – the Herald did so.
Geoff Swainson, the director of asset management and operations told the Herald there is no specific policy regarding the maintenance of street berms, and in general the council does not maintain the berm outside residential properties.
The note. Photo / Twitter
"If a complaint is received and the berm is considered a fire risk we would (generally) do a cut to remove the risk (for any property where this is the case we only do it once in a year)."
Swainson says they also address drainage issues – if these become problematic.
