I flew this dangerous DLG RC plane in a Tokoroa park without obtaining the necessary permit from the South Waikato District Council. Will I be punished for such an egregious breach of the rules?

This one example perhaps perfectly demonstrates how ridiculous rules get made by people who have no firsthand experience, knowledge or understanding of that which they are regulating. Is it any wonder that so many drone/RC rules are totally ignored when they are not riskbased and serve no pupose but to marginalize the hobby.