Proudly produced by Christchurch City Council, Winter Fireworks Spectacular will deliver a cracker fireworks display set to your favourite 80s bangers featuring iconic hits by Queen, Whitney Houston, Bon Jovi, Talking Heads and more. 

A huge thanks to Firework Professionals for putting on the show and to The Hits, Youth Hub and Crowne Plaza for their support of the Winter Fireworks Spectacular.  

Choose from a great selection of kai from the local vendors onsite. Check out the North Carpark for some pre fireworks family entertainment with DJZ will be providing the tunes from 6pm - 7.20pm! 

If bad weather forces the postponement of the fireworks, it will be announced via the What's On Facebook page, What's On Facebook/Instagram page and via The Hits. The call to cancel may not be made until just before the fireworks start at 7.30pm. The postponement date is Sunday 7 July.

Click here to register you interest in being a vendor at our events.

Getting home from the event - free bus fares

All buses departing Oram Avenue, New Brighton, will be FREE from 8.00pm until 8.30pm.

This includes:

  • Regular buses for Routes 5 (bound for Hornby or Rolleston) – these will depart from the regular bus stop on Oram Avenue.
  • Regular buses for Route 60 (bound for Hillmorton) – these will depart from the regular bus stop on Oram Avenue.
  • Additional Route 5 buses – this ride ends at the Bus Interchange but includes all regular stops on the way, including Eastgate Mall. These buses will be lined up on Oram Avenue.
  • Additional Route 60 buses – this ride ends at the Bus Interchange but includes all regular stops on the way. These buses will be lined up on Oram Avenue.

To view the regular 5 and 60 routes and their stops, visit Metro(external link).

Getting to the event

Normal Metro fares will be charged for all rides to the event (eg. $2 with a Metrocard, $4 cash fare).  

 The two options for getting to New Brighton by bus are: 

  • Park and ride: Catch one of Metro’s special event services – the first of these will depart from Russell Street outside of Eastgate Mall from 4.30pm, with the last bus departing at 6.15pm. These will be departing every 10 minutes. Park your car nearby or catch a Metro bus to Eastgate Mall to get to this service.  (Park and ride return trip: to return to Eastgate Mall after the event, take one of the Route 5 buses lined up on Oram Avenue.) 
  • Route 5 and 60: Take route 5 or 60 from the central city Bus Interchange or one of its stops. Both routes will have extra services running to cater for increased demand.    

Buses are likely be operating at capacity, so please leave additional time just in case. 

For more information, visit metroinfo.co.nz(external link) or call (03) 366 8855. 

Know where to go prior to the event!