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Asia and Oceania Welcome 2026 Amid Mixed Events in Australia and New Zealand
More than 1 million attendees will witness over 9 tons of fireworks and a minute of silence in Sydney to honor shooting victims, reflecting peace and solidarity.
- New Zealand was the first major city to welcome 2026 with a fireworks display at the Auckland Sky Tower, though celebrations were dampened by rain.
- Sydney's fireworks display honored the 15 killed and 40 wounded in a Hannukah celebration attack, with officers openly carrying rifles and a minute of silence planned.
- Hong Kong canceled its usual New Year's Eve fireworks over Victoria Harbor after a deadly November fire that killed at least 161 people, instead showing public photos on a tower.
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Auckland hosted the year 2026 with fireworks fired from New Zealand's tallest structure, the Sky Tower, becoming the first major city to celebrate the transition to the new year.
·Montreal, Canada
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The world says goodbye on Wednesday, 2025, and welcomes 2026. South Pacific countries are the first to fire the year that ends, with Auckland being the first big city to premiere year with a downtown fireworks show launched from New Zealand's tallest structure, the Sky Tower.Keep reading...
·Granada, Spain
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