Two tonnes of fireworks to go BOOM in Whangarei

Two tonnes of fireworks will explode in the sky above Whangarei this weekend with some going 130 meters into the air. The  Whangarei Lion's Club Fireworks Spectacular is back again tomorrow and $25,000 of pyrotechnics will be lighting up the sky."Its excellent, it's a great display. Last year we had about 10,000 people along," he said. A spokesman for Auckland company Boom Boom Fireworks, who put on the show, said there were 2000 kg covering a range of fireworks. With $25,000 worth of fire works.