Remember remember the fifth of November ... Tonight is Guy Fawkes and that time of year to set off fireworks in rememberance of the foiled Gunpowder Plot.
But times have changed. Fireworks-related injuries have cost ACC nearly $1.7 million in payouts over the past four years, excluding GST.
Figures released to Newshub show during that time, there have been slightly more than 1500 new claims for fireworks injuries nationwide - with 30 percent of those for children aged 10 and under.
Earlier this year Auckland Council voted to support a ban on the private sale and use of fireworks, after overwhelming support from residents.
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