RUAKURA WHEELIE BINS FOUND FACING WRONG WAY — RESIDENT ESCALATES TO WATCH COMMITTEE

A Ruakura neighbourhood watch group has called an emergency Tuesday meeting. Four wheelie bins on Silverdale Road were found facing what one resident called "deliberately not the street."

The bins, belonging to numbers 42 through 48, were put out Tuesday evening in standard alignment. By 6.15am Wednesday, all four had their handles pointing at the footpath. Hamilton City Council contractors describe this as "mildly annoying." Dennis Corliss, 68, describes it as "a coordinated act."

Corliss, a retired quantity surveyor, produced measurements showing the bins were 14 degrees off true. "That's not wind," he told The Daily Yarn. "Wind doesn't do 14 degrees on four bins in a row. That's a person. Possibly a cyclist."

A second resident, Marlene Ashcroft, said she'd seen "a young fella with a nose ring" walking a dog around 9pm Tuesday. Asked if the young fella had touched any bins, Ashcroft admitted she hadn't seen him do so. She added that he "had the look."

Hamilton City Council waste services confirmed the bins were emptied without incident. Handle orientation is "not a compliance matter." Residents were welcome to align bins however they liked, provided the lid opened toward the truck. Corliss has since laminated a diagram.

The watch group meets again Tuesday to review footage from Corliss's driveway camera. It is pointed at his own letterbox and captures none of the affected bins.