Live entertainment and food trucks will be in place in New Brighton Mall from 6pm. The fireworks, which will cost $30,000 plus GST, will also mark the end of the inaugural Tīrama Mai lighting event, which will feature a series of lighting installations, projections and illuminated artworks created by some of Canterbury’s best lighting artists. The Tīrama Mai lighting trails will be open between 6pm and 11pm from June 25 to July 10. Stacy Squires/Stuff The Christchurch Is Lit light festival was held in 2020, including at New Regent St, pictured. This year, the city will celebrate a new light festival, called Tīrama Mai, to coincide with Matariki.