We believe Guy Fawkes night should not be banned,

Yes we need to look after our Animals surrounding the Guy Fawkes period and a lot more care and courtesy could be shown, but we also need to be balanced in our decision making, when it is limiting the freedom of people to have fun.

the saftey of our pets over the Guy Fawkes period is important, and people should communicate with neighbours and famers when having a fireworks display of their own. However A total ban is going overboard, and it is unreasonable for those who do consider our fellow friends and people in their area, to miss out on such fond times with their families.

Children everywhere love Fireworks and while it isn’t a tradition originating in New Zealand it has been here for over 100 years and we have all grown up with it. It is unjust to take away such a beloved part of New Zealands culture and family fun from our future generations.

Fireworks are completely safe when handled with care, and supervised by mature Adults.

I say to you in the interests of personal liberty, freedom and joy, we should continue to allow the personal use of fire works on Guy Fawkes. An intolerance of others and a lets ban this lets ban that attitude has steadily crept into the media and common culture, combined with myriad new bylaws we can do less and less.

A public display will never match the thrill of letting off your own.

There are hundreds of thousands of Kiwis who enjoy bonfire night every year with their families, who don't deserve to have this freedom taken away from them.



Lets save Guy Fawkes night !