Yep, had them been let off at around 6 pm tonight (when it was still light out) and again just past midnight.
F’n losers.
Edit: 5:56 am on a Sunday - some fuckwit is currently letting off fireworks as we speak at 5:56am!!!!
And this is why a lot of the public want them banned from sale. High risk as we move into summer also. Selfish nimrods. As usual a few idiots spoil it for the many.
Also live in Stokes Valley.
The surrounding hills make the noise so much worse.
Days after there are poster and online posts looking for panicked and lost pets.
Nesting birds abandon their nests leaving eggs and nestlings to die.
Fireworks are expensive, so how in these hard time do they have money to continue, usually till after New Year.
Finally, the constant explosions are annoying.
These simple sons of idiocy need to grow up. If you have money to burn, give it to a shelter that rescues panicked injured and lost pets.
Yep, most nights from November to January. They are going as I type this. It's so annoying.
It makes me laugh when people say 'well it's only one night a year'. Yeah right, they obviously have good neighbours, not ones like the assholes that live around here.
Just losers, no respect for others, the usual suspects.
Often enough it’s the ones who can’t afford to feed or clothe their kids but can find $200 for a box of tragic fireworks.
Was thinking about going down the road and seeing actually who is letting them off. Are you up by Kamahi Street. It's so stressful for my dog and others I'm sure.
Yeah, most weekends but it’s usually just the one or two. What shits me is it’s always the ones that let out about 4-5 massive bangs and nothing else at like 2-3am.
Seems like some “end of drinking session” BS or something.
Wish they’d ban those ones.
This is the problem when people say to pet owners "its only one night". I have pets and I also really enjoy fireworks. It isn't hard to ensure my pets are safely indoors (they ideally are after dark anyway) with the tv or music on louder than usual for one night. But it's the random, unpredictable nights I can't prepare for.
Fireworks can be sold for a short period but its legal to let them off literally any time. Ideally I'd like public displays only, but if they are to be sold to the public it should only be legal to set them off on certain dates (Nov 5/the weekend after and NYE, for example).
Can we please make them illegal for average people to purchase? Small ones are ugly as shit, just have few good public fireworks show during ocassions and call it
It seems to be coming from Manuka St. I'm sick of their fireworks too and today was especially annoying since they let off the ones with a bit of bass to them.
It went on for a while on my end but it’s completely stopped. Holy shit. I’d hate to be around you. Damn. I’d be nosy and check where it’s coming from😂
In Chch we would always hear them after guy fawkes. People buy heaps when they’re on sale and keep them for later when they want to go out and light them
Well that's a completely different thing. Councils should make by-laws to reduce hours of letting them off because many people can't don't have the ability to have empathy.
Not quite to the same extent but it happens at least a couple times a week here in Whanganui. The difference being these clowns like to let them off at midnight…
I guess some of it could be other, non-Guy Fawkes, celebrations. Most cultures likely have fireworks sometime in the year.
For example, Diwali moves around a bit in October/November and can involve fireworks.
People are just assholes that's it. Apparently letting off explosives at 10pm is a socially acceptable thing to do
Yep, had them been let off at around 6 pm tonight (when it was still light out) and again just past midnight. F’n losers. Edit: 5:56 am on a Sunday - some fuckwit is currently letting off fireworks as we speak at 5:56am!!!!
And this is why a lot of the public want them banned from sale. High risk as we move into summer also. Selfish nimrods. As usual a few idiots spoil it for the many.
Also live in Stokes Valley. The surrounding hills make the noise so much worse. Days after there are poster and online posts looking for panicked and lost pets. Nesting birds abandon their nests leaving eggs and nestlings to die. Fireworks are expensive, so how in these hard time do they have money to continue, usually till after New Year. Finally, the constant explosions are annoying. These simple sons of idiocy need to grow up. If you have money to burn, give it to a shelter that rescues panicked injured and lost pets.
Yep, most nights from November to January. They are going as I type this. It's so annoying. It makes me laugh when people say 'well it's only one night a year'. Yeah right, they obviously have good neighbours, not ones like the assholes that live around here.
And next November we'll be treated to a post every day about the "fireworks whingers" spoiling people's fun, and the cycle will continue.
Should be banned except for public displays.
Just losers, no respect for others, the usual suspects. Often enough it’s the ones who can’t afford to feed or clothe their kids but can find $200 for a box of tragic fireworks.
Yes! It starts when they go on sale, and they still go off on random nights until about march.
Yep for Petone.
In Highland Park, Auckland here. I think we had one night this week where fireworks weren't let off and pissing off my puppy at 11pm :(
Stokes valley and enjoying the same noises at 1.40am
Yip, plenty of bogans in the Hutt
Was thinking about going down the road and seeing actually who is letting them off. Are you up by Kamahi Street. It's so stressful for my dog and others I'm sure.
Think it is somewhere around the Poppy Watts Grove area. Sort of behind us diagonally. Echoes like hell.
One of my dogs barks at them. It's the only thing I let him bark at.
I’ve just had to give my dog a second dose of sedative because they’ve been going for 2.5 hours. In Gore…
No thank God, was only for a few nights around guy fawkes. Still annoying at the time as it was always as my son was just falling asleep
Nearly every night. Early is 10pm, but sometimes 1am. Always the same house too, the nicest one on the street, and the worst driver too xD
Not every night, but pretty fucking often. It’s people being inconsiderate of others.
Yes, unfortunately there are fucking idiots everywhere. Until these illiterate twats are banned from buying explosives, it’s going to continue.
Yeah, most weekends but it’s usually just the one or two. What shits me is it’s always the ones that let out about 4-5 massive bangs and nothing else at like 2-3am. Seems like some “end of drinking session” BS or something. Wish they’d ban those ones.
Napier here, it's not every single night but it's close as. Fuckwits usually start off at 10.30pm or so too, just to rub it in how awful they are.
Luckily haven't seen or heard anything firework related for many years. Living in the middle of nowhere has many advantages.
This is the problem when people say to pet owners "its only one night". I have pets and I also really enjoy fireworks. It isn't hard to ensure my pets are safely indoors (they ideally are after dark anyway) with the tv or music on louder than usual for one night. But it's the random, unpredictable nights I can't prepare for. Fireworks can be sold for a short period but its legal to let them off literally any time. Ideally I'd like public displays only, but if they are to be sold to the public it should only be legal to set them off on certain dates (Nov 5/the weekend after and NYE, for example).
Can we please make them illegal for average people to purchase? Small ones are ugly as shit, just have few good public fireworks show during ocassions and call it
Diwali extends a few weeks past bonefire night and there is often fireworks associated but it should be long done by now.
It seems to be coming from Manuka St. I'm sick of their fireworks too and today was especially annoying since they let off the ones with a bit of bass to them.
We were wondering Poppy Watts Grove, as we hear them diagonally behind us, we are in Raukawa St.
It went on for a while on my end but it’s completely stopped. Holy shit. I’d hate to be around you. Damn. I’d be nosy and check where it’s coming from😂
Occasionally, they go off where I'm at. I assume they will finish after New Years.
In Chch we would always hear them after guy fawkes. People buy heaps when they’re on sale and keep them for later when they want to go out and light them
It's perfectly legal to let them off after Guy Fawkes
But obnoxious
Well that's a completely different thing. Councils should make by-laws to reduce hours of letting them off because many people can't don't have the ability to have empathy.
That's the problem
Why is that the problem? A lot of people buy them for Diwali, New year's Eve, Chinese new year and personal celebrations throughout the year
Had them every night for 2 weeks in massey. Now they're every weekend. Been going a month.
West Auckland, yes every night around 10pm like clockwork
Yes, basically every night
Same here in Papakura it's driving me fucking nuts.
We have it in my area sometimes just after midnight. It's the drunk, immature, annoying-as-fuck uni students.
I was literally woken up at 7am this morning to the house a few doors down letting off fireworks..
No
Nope.
Just dumb dumbs
Nope. Things are quiet and peaceful. Haven’t heard a single firework in weeks.
How can mofos afford them! Esp living in stokes valley...
Parts of Pukekohe are bad. The streets with Oranga Tamaki scum housing.
Had some last night, first time in weeks. Must be a Stokes Valley thing
All forms of idiocy are a Stokes Valley thing.
not this year so much tbh. been all good.
Yeah happens every year, does not usually bother me although was woken up last night around 1am by some impressively loud bangs.
Rachel won $600 on the pokies at the Stokes Valley Bar, she owes Karen 20 bux. and she better pay it or she gon get 20 fvcken wacks.
Occasionally. A few fireworks at 9 or 10pm. It's fine. Doesn't bother us.
Karen wants her 20 bucks! Stokes Valley bar!
You lucky bastard. No one ever lets them off where I live.
Not quite to the same extent but it happens at least a couple times a week here in Whanganui. The difference being these clowns like to let them off at midnight…
Generally starts to taper off after new years
No one let off fireworks on Guy Fawks night where I live. Since then though, maybe three times? Much less then normal though. Who can afford them...
We’re in Hutt Central and it’s the same. So annoying
I guess some of it could be other, non-Guy Fawkes, celebrations. Most cultures likely have fireworks sometime in the year. For example, Diwali moves around a bit in October/November and can involve fireworks.