The father of a boy who received third-degree burns at a fireworks event in Christchurch, says he holds no ill feelings towards organisers.
Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
Fireworks shot into the crowd at the event at City Church, in Christchurch's Manchester Street, about 9pm.
With several hundred people attending the event, six were taken to hospital with moderate and minor injuries.
Leon Timaloa said his four-year-old son was still in hospital.
"It's hit his arm and his midsection, gone through three layers of clothing and then he's got - at the moment - mostly second degree burns."
"Got a couple of little patches on his forearm, inner forearm, where it's third degree so just going to get all that cleaned up and made to ensure that a skin graft can go in within the next couple of weeks."
Mr Timaloa said there was a first aid tent at the event and co-ordinators spoke to the crowd prior to the fireworks being launched.
However, he said the public could have been further away.
The church has posted an online apology and said it would be investigating.
Worksafe said it has been notified of the incident but an official investigation has yet to be launched.
