WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A New Zealand kindergarten disco was broken up by authorities for pumping out "Bob the Builder" music too loud. While the preschoolers were dancing at the One Tree Hill Kindergarten in Auckland, an unhappy neighbor was busy complaining, The Dominion Post newspaper reported on Tuesday. A red-faced noise control officer from the local council turned up at 6:30 p.m. and told partygoers that the music was too loud, and they would have to turn it off. Luckily for the kids, it was close to bedtime, with the disco scheduled to finish at 7 p.m. The disco was an annual event, and this was the first time noise had been a problem, Gordon said.

For starters, I don't like the tone of this article one damned bit. It almost sounds like they're blaming the victim here. Like what's the neighbor supposed to do, just sit there and tolerate some wild party until all hours of the night? It was 6:30 in the evening fercrisssakes! When's a person supposed to get a little peace and quiet? I can just imagine what it must have been like for this guy. Bunch of little Kiwis all hopped up on CapriSuns and gummy worms screaming "Can we build it?" "Yes! We! CAN!" at the top of their lungs until the poor wretch couldn't take it any more. I'm no snitch, but this is exactly the kind of situation that has to be nipped in the bud. Otherwise you'll end up with the little brats guzzling Pixie Sticks or Kool Aid, then going out into the backyard and playing tag or, God forbid, Marco Polo until things spiral out of control. So the neighbor did what any good citizen should do: call in the local constabulary to restore the peace. All of New Zealand owes him a debt of gratitude.