Guy Fawkes

They're a spectacle when they're lighting up the night sky - but as bright, booming and colourful as they are, fireworks continue to be a source of great debate. Should you still be allowed to set off… Audio

Guy Fawkes is the only time of year when people are legally permitted to arm themselves with recreational explosives.

And in recent years the event has come under fire for the effect fireworks have… Audio

National Advisor Fire Risk Management Todd O'Donoghue is hoping for a better year for the fire service. Audio

Nearly two weeks after fireworks is over we're still hearing them go off in the early hours of the morning. This year fireworks fires caused huge damage including on two Auckland maunga. Is it time to… Audio

No one will be allowed onto Auckland's maunga around fireworks season following two large fires on Tuesday night.

The blaze at Maungarei - Mt Wellington was the biggest fire crews have ever tackled… Video, Audio

It was a relatively peaceful Guy Fawkes from a law enforcement perspective, but not so for Ros Rowe - a Hawkes Bay woman whose beloved horse Peaches died after developing a stress-related condition… Audio

Firefighters say Monday night was the busiest Guy Fawkes night since 2012. Fire and Emergency responded to just over 100 calls. Pete Gallagher is Fire and Emergency's national advisor for fire risk… Audio

Public sentiment against fireworks seems to be gaining traction, with convincing arguments being made by animal rights activists in particular. Bianka Atlas from the Companion Animal Council joins the… Audio

Six people were hospitalized after being injured at a public Guy Fawkes fireworks display in Chrictchurch last night. Audio

Every year in New Zealand we celebrate the foiling of a 17^th Century Catholic terrorist plot. Audio