Display Fireworks in New Zealand

Display Fireworks are very impressive.They also need more care in handling.In New Zealand we have some very good pyrotechnicians and the history proves this.They should have a sky tower Fireworks competition.Dubai is planning a major Fireworks competition and a New Zealand may get involved.
I have just been to a meeting with some pyrotechnicians of some considerable ability,and there were some worries that cowboys could come on the scene.They do admit newbies could even bring fresh ability,but where is the groundwork, and how many hours have the newbies invested?Where are the subtleties that book learners may not catch sight of?What of the focus and the fine loving hand skills in tying off fuses and making them waterproof?
There is opposition by some groups, and maybe TV3, to shop bought fireworks, but there is not a lot made out of handling display fireworks for events, especially many council ones.The Display Fireworks can not easily be imported unless maybe the ship has other fireworks on board.So if retail fireworks are cut, it may make it impossible to get display ones.One big importer says that he donated $170000 of display fireworks last year.I doubt he would donate a cent if retail was cut.Everybody wants display fireworks, but nobody wants to pay proper safe living wages and expenses .This could be a recipe for cost cutting and disaster.And where do pyros learn about fireworks in the first place/So with pyros just studying to do displays but without a lifetime's history of dealing with them is not very clever.Nevertheless the Fire service anti shop fireworks spokesperson has said on national radio that he has seen a bit too many displays anyway.
So do you look at flowers and enjoy bird calls?What is this life if you can get tired of things.No no no with out a vision.
With restrictions on retail fireworks there is a rush of people getting their big firework handler's licences.The fear is of those with less experience and two days training going out there undercutting prices and being a real danger.We could end up getting out of the frying pan and ending up in the fire.Inexperienced people handling even bigger works makes for a recipe that many do gooders may not have envisaged.
Normally you work with a crew, firstly putting out cones, or digging holes.It would take some time, and the desire is to weed out hot heads,before you would get anywhere near a 5 inch, ten or twelve inch star shell.
At the moment, you would have to be known in the industry, even if you did have a certificate of pyro handling, before you would have anyone sell them to you.
Even some people who would want someone to have a display done for them, should realise, the time needed to get permits, plan the display,check the venue and you should check your neighbours first too.