Firefighters say they're disappointed by people behaving stupidly with fireworks overnight - including one case where people were launching them at a horse. But fire crews were still called to several fireworks related calls overnight, particularly in the South Island. He said one of their first calls was in Christchurch, where a group of people were firing fireworks at a horse. "That's very distressing but people are just not using common sense you know, and you imagine what that was like for the horse and for the horse owner. Fire and Emergency has confirmed the blaze was started by fireworks.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 31, 2017 20:26 UTC