New Zealanders were amongst the first in the world to celebrate the arrival of 2026 with a fireworks display in Auckland on Thursday (Jan 1).
In Sydney, Australia, revellers observed a minute's silence for the victims of the Dec 14 Bondi Beach attack at an hour before their countdown party.
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