Retailers are preparing for a busy four days of fireworks sales ahead.
Switched on Gardener in Tauranga started selling its own range of fireworks - Firestorm - last year and staff member Darren Fox said the store was gearing up for 12-hour shifts with the doors open from 9am to 9pm.
The store came close to selling out last year, helped by the fact the first day of sales fell on a Saturday, he said.
"We sold a little bit more because of the weekend. We expect a really busy day on Sunday," he told the Bay of Plenty Times Weekend.
Brookfield Video Ezy manager Stephen Healy was hoping for a busy few days as fireworks went on sale at his store as well as those at Bayfair and Greerton.