Happy 2025!
In some parts of the world, anyway.
The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first country to ring in 2025, with its 133,500 citizens celebrating the new year at 5 a.m. ET on Tuesday. The Micronesian nation was soon followed into 2025 by the Chatham Islands in New Zealand at 5:15 a.m. ET.
Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand’s capital Wellington and its largest city of Auckland — both located on the country’s North Island — welcomed 2025 at 6 a.m. ET. Fireworks lit up the Auckland skyline as massed crowds watched.
New Zealand welcomes 2025 with firework display
New Zealanders were amongst the first in the world to celebrate the arrival of 2025 with a fireworks display in Auckland.
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Sydney
Residents of the western Australian city of Sydney enjoyed a fireworks display three hours ahead of midnight local time, which is 8 a.m. ET.
The Sydney NYE fireworks seen from the Sydney Opera House on January 01, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.
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Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney, Jan. 1, 2025.
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The famed Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House provided a familiar backdrop for New Year’s revelers in the country’s largest city.
Fireworks illuminate the sky above the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, Jan. 1, 2025.
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The Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks seen from the Sydney Opera House, Jan. 1, 2025, in Sydney, Australia.
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Sydney rings in 2025
Watch the spectacular fireworks display at the famed Sydney Harbor to welcome 2025.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong said goodbye to 2024 with an epic fireworks display at 11 a.m. ET.
2025 welcomed in Hong Kong
Hong Kong said goodbye to 2024 in a big way with an epic fireworks display.
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