Creative people build mini

When it comes to New Year's Eve, people are more than happy to get creative if it means their party plans can go unhindered.

On Sunday, a photo shared by David Saunders in the Facebook group Tairua ChitChat! began doing the rounds on social media.

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It appears to show a group of New Zealanders sat drinking on a tiny island made of sand:

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The thing is, public drinking is currently banned in certain areas of Coromandel over the New Year period -- and the suggestion is that this group purposefully constructed the mini island in order to get around the law.

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"It was great to see some Kiwis having a bit of fun," Saunders, who shared the photo, told the BBC.

Twitter seemed to share his attitude.

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The best bit? Even local law enforcement didn't seem to mind too much.

"That's creative thinking," Inspector John Kelly was quoted as saying by the BBC.

"If I had known I probably would have joined them."

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