New Year celebrations LIVE UPDATES: New Zealand welcomes 2018 with spectacular fireworks

Australians will welcome 2018 with a rainbow-themed fireworks in Sydney.

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 31, 2017 5:47 pm

New Year celebrations

As 2017 draws to a close, New Zealand is the first among several countries that ushered in the New Year. The country welcomed the year 2018 amidst spectacular fireworks. Fireworks boomed and crackled above city centres and harbours, and party-goers sang, hugged, danced and kissed. In Auckland, New Zealand’s biggest city, tens of thousands gathered around Sky Tower as five minutes of nonstop pyrotechnics exploded from the structure’s upper decks.

Meanwhile, Australians will welcome 2018 with a rainbow-themed fireworks in Sydney. At least 1.5 million spectators are expected to witness the pyrotechnics, AFPreported.

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