"Now is a good time to remind people to have tolerance for your neighbours over the summer period. And if you are planning an activity or party where noise may be an issue, please be mindful of your neighbours and the neighbourhood," Hill urged.
"This will ensure everyone can have an enjoyable event and neighbours are not disturbed."
The top three busiest streets for complaints in 2018 were Malfroy Rd with 73 complaints, followed by Clayton Rd and Sunset Rd with 69 complaints each.
In the Rotorua Lakes area, the biggest generator of complaints was the pounding noise from a subwoofer on someone's stereo with 1289 or 61.5 per cent of all complaints.
Another 821 or 39.2 per cent was about amplified noise from a stereo, while 118 (5.62 per cent) related to parties and another 105 or 5 per cent were about people's voices.
In the past five years, there have been 19,495 noise complaints to Rotorua Lakes Council, of which 2402 or 12.32 per cent warranted further action.
More than 6500 noise complaints were also made to Tauranga City Council and Western Bay of Plenty District Council this year, a large portion about loud music.