Purangi
03-25-2012, 01:02 AM
Hey all. Just wanted to say thanks for the warm welcome. And thanks Dave for your videos and setting up this site.
Just thought I would share with you the state of Fireworks here in New Zealand.
Retail fireworks can only be sold to the public between 2 November and 5 November. Four days in the year. They make up for this however by letting you set them off at any time during the year. You also have to be over 18 years old to buy them.
The types of retail fireworks we can buy here are heavily regulated. Basically they are restricted to Cakes, Candles, Fountains, Ground Blooms/Spinners, single shot mortars and Sparklers. They may ban Sparklers because of all the how to make bombs clips on YouTube, there is already a restriction on how many you can buy at once.
The tubes for retail fireworks can only be 22mm ID and the maximum weight of the composition inside them is 40g with no more than 5% of that weight being flash the maximum sound level is 90 dB and height limit for these fireworks is 60m
So Yeah, FIREWORKS in NEW ZEALAND TOTALLY SUCK.
Unless you want to spend around $2,000 then you can get an Approved Fireworks Handler Licence and that’s when the fun starts, you get access to Rockets, Firecrackers, Mines, Shells and more importantly Fuse and you can buy these plus retail fireworks any time of the year. You will also need a CSL - Controlled Substances Licence in order to transport, store and Manufacture explosives.
Which brings us to the making of fireworks? In this country, fireworks are classed as explosives and making explosives can get you branded a Terrorist, locked up and the key thrown away.
Luckily our police here are pretty good and we don't really have anyone actively looking for those of us who chose to make our own fireworks In the explosives regulations there is a clause that states a Qualified Person can manufacture a limited amount of explosives for experimental purposes so I try to stay within the guide lines set for retail fireworks not very exciting I know but I reckon if I get busted better for it to be for a
40g explosive rather than a 4kg one The secret is stay below the Radar and don’t draw to much attention to yourself.
Below are links for NZ Fireworks related regulations.
http://www.epa.govt.nz/Publications/Approved-Handle-%20Assessment-pyrotechnics-form.pdf
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2001/0116/latest/DLM35395.html
http://archive.ermanz.govt.nz/resources/publications/pdfs/CSL%20Project%20-%20Guide%20for%20Applicants%20Explosives.pdf.
Enough from me for now. I hope my fellow Kiwi’s will get a bit more active here in the forums I have had a hard time finding materials and now that my supply of Parlon and red gum has dried up it is going to get harder to do what I love "Paint the Sky. Let’s help each other out. For instance did you know that Mahoe (Whiteywood) make excellent charcoal for Bp.
Just thought I would share with you the state of Fireworks here in New Zealand.
Retail fireworks can only be sold to the public between 2 November and 5 November. Four days in the year. They make up for this however by letting you set them off at any time during the year. You also have to be over 18 years old to buy them.
The types of retail fireworks we can buy here are heavily regulated. Basically they are restricted to Cakes, Candles, Fountains, Ground Blooms/Spinners, single shot mortars and Sparklers. They may ban Sparklers because of all the how to make bombs clips on YouTube, there is already a restriction on how many you can buy at once.
The tubes for retail fireworks can only be 22mm ID and the maximum weight of the composition inside them is 40g with no more than 5% of that weight being flash the maximum sound level is 90 dB and height limit for these fireworks is 60m
So Yeah, FIREWORKS in NEW ZEALAND TOTALLY SUCK.
Unless you want to spend around $2,000 then you can get an Approved Fireworks Handler Licence and that’s when the fun starts, you get access to Rockets, Firecrackers, Mines, Shells and more importantly Fuse and you can buy these plus retail fireworks any time of the year. You will also need a CSL - Controlled Substances Licence in order to transport, store and Manufacture explosives.
Which brings us to the making of fireworks? In this country, fireworks are classed as explosives and making explosives can get you branded a Terrorist, locked up and the key thrown away.
Luckily our police here are pretty good and we don't really have anyone actively looking for those of us who chose to make our own fireworks In the explosives regulations there is a clause that states a Qualified Person can manufacture a limited amount of explosives for experimental purposes so I try to stay within the guide lines set for retail fireworks not very exciting I know but I reckon if I get busted better for it to be for a
40g explosive rather than a 4kg one The secret is stay below the Radar and don’t draw to much attention to yourself.
Below are links for NZ Fireworks related regulations.
http://www.epa.govt.nz/Publications/Approved-Handle-%20Assessment-pyrotechnics-form.pdf
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2001/0116/latest/DLM35395.html
http://archive.ermanz.govt.nz/resources/publications/pdfs/CSL%20Project%20-%20Guide%20for%20Applicants%20Explosives.pdf.
Enough from me for now. I hope my fellow Kiwi’s will get a bit more active here in the forums I have had a hard time finding materials and now that my supply of Parlon and red gum has dried up it is going to get harder to do what I love "Paint the Sky. Let’s help each other out. For instance did you know that Mahoe (Whiteywood) make excellent charcoal for Bp.