It should be a slice of paradise... but one 'malicious' detail in this neighbourhood photo has torn a small coastal town apart: 'It's no way to live'

It should be a slice of paradise...

but one 'malicious' detail in this neighbourhood photo has torn a small coastal town apart: 'It's no way to live' Feud between elderly couple and neighbours Neighbours set up fence and shipping containers to block their view READ MORE: Read furious note left by neighbour after 'rude' parking act By Eliza Mcphee For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:58 BST, 23 May 2024 | Updated: 05:06 BST, 23 May 2024 e-mail View comments An elderly couple have been left devastated after their neighbours erected a two-metre high fence beside their home, directly blocking their view of the ocean. Tensions have been building between John and Judy Dewar, aged 81, and 77, and their neighbours Simon Bicknell and Carol McLennan over the past four years regarding their properties in Napier, on New Zealand 's North Island. The Dewars live in a seaside home that sits on a block of land owned by their daughter and son-in-law.

At the side of their home is a 100m by 20m wide stretch of grass that is owned by Mr Bicknell and Ms McLennan. On the other side of the grass is the beach. It's understood that a feud between Mr Bicknell and the Dewars' daughter and son-in-law began over the parcel of land, which resulted in Mr Bicknell putting shipping containers over the grass, blocking their sea views.

An elderly couple have been left devastated after their neighbours erected a two-metre high fence beside their home, directly blocking their views of the ocean in New Zealand .