An Auckland woman says she is disgusted after "idiots" left firework debris strewn across Mission Bay beach.
Sophie Lister spied the mess while out for a morning stroll on Tuesday, telling Newshub she was "embarrassed" by the human race after the incident.
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"Went for a walk along the waterfront and this is what I see," she said in a video sent to Newshub.
"Firework rubbish everywhere... I don't know what makes people think that they can do this to a beautiful place and country.
"I'm just absolutely aghast at what I'm seeing at beautiful Mission Bay Beach... sort it out people this is not okay."
It is prohibited to let off fireworks in public areas, including beaches like Mission Bay.
Monday was a busy night for firefighters as fires sprung up across the country due to residents setting off fireworks.
"In the two-hour period of eight-o'clock to ten o'clock last night we had 84 calls just in the Northern communications area," Paul Radden from Fire and Emergency New Zealand told RadioLIVE.
National Advisor Fire Risk Management Peter Gallagher told The AM Show we've been "naughtier than last year" and there's been some "absolutely silly stuff".
All fireworks have potential to cause harm, destruction, injury and perhaps even death, he said.
"It's all about using them safely and, unfortunately, we're seeing people use them totally incorrectly."
Five fire crews were called to a scrub fire on Mt Wellington on Monday night, it was eventually brought under control and no injuries were reported.
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