New Zealand rings in 2021 as New Year celebrations kick off around world




N
ew Zealand has rung in 2021 with a spectacular fireworks display and light show in Auckland. 
New Zealand rings in 2021 as New Year celebrations kick off around world



Thousands gathered in the harbour foreshore to celebrate the New Year - with crowds free to mingle as the country enjoys an absence of coronavirus cases.

The south Pacific island nation Samoa was the first to mark the new year at 10am GMT, followed by New Zealand at 11am GMT.


The nation, which has managed to eliminate coronavirus after a strict seven-week lockdown, kicked off its new years celebrations with skycity fireworks and Vector lights on the Auckland Harbour Bridge. 
























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