Tuesday, 12 May 2015 12:04

It’s all a bit hazy…

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Attendees at the recent New Zealand Dairy Awards finals got more fun than they bargained for.

A haze machine, used by Sky City to add colour to the finals atmosphere, triggered a smoke alarm.

Attendees were ushered out of the hall. Milking it was told the evacuation was orderly; once the smoke alarm was neutralised, the party resumed in earnest.

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