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Area commander Dave Stackhouse shows the areas where fireworks have been banned. The ban – which included Akaroa, Bottle Lake, New Brighton and the Port Hills – would take effect from 6pm on Wednesday. “These are all high risk areas and what we saw on Friday night was completely unnecessary and avoidable,” he said. Friday s fire, which burned through 25 hectares on the Port Hills, was caused by two youths playing with fireworks. Stackhouse said firefighters were working with police, but it was too early to say whether any charges would be laid. “Using fireworks should be completely out of the question, and we will take a very dim view of anyone who is found to be using them while this ban is in place.”
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