A noise expert from Wellington had suggested relocating some of the containers on the business property, but doing this has not made much difference. Ms Marshall asked how a machine could tell what a human being could tolerate. People had advised her to move, but she was financially unable to do so. Fully insulating her home would be costly, and would do nothing to solve the problem of outside noise. Her son, Warren Carmichael, said that, while he didn't live in the house any more, he found the noise overpowering when he visited his mother.
Noise pollution is documented to be the worst thing for stress and sickness.
Woodscope Custom Timber Machining Ltd owner Kevin Taylor said he had fully co-operated with the council, which had told him he met noise level requirements. He said that when the complaint was first made, the machine was operated with the factory doors open. These were now always closed. The machine, which operates for half an hour, then stops for half an hour, was the latest in technology and was acoustically lined. Mr Taylor said he was bringing in more containers to help lower the noise levels causing concern to Ms Marshall.