13:57, Jul 11 2021
Two tonnes of fireworks created 3000 effects above Wellington in 10 minutes to mark the rising of seven winter stars. The Wellington City Council dropped the city s annual November 5 Guy Fawkes fireworks display in favour of Matariki, the Māori New Year, in 2018. This year s event cost $150,000. Pyrotechnician Robert McDermott, from Pyrostar, said the wind died down just in time and the skies were clear to make for a perfect fireworks night on Saturday. “When you get perfect weather like that it makes it so much more spectacular,” he said.
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