Auckland has officially welcomed in the New Year with a bang, hosting a dazzling firework display at Harbour Bridge. Impressive footage shows celebrations beginning in New Zealand, as Auckland becomes one of the first places to enter 2019. Auckland is 13 hours ahead of the UK and is celebrating the New Year with two huge fireworks displays. Both the Sky Tower and the Harbour Bridge have been dazzled by fireworks.
Sydney, Australia, will celebrate with huge fireworks across the harbour, and queues have already begun, with 7 News Sydney advising those travelling to allow plenty of time to find a spot.
Sydney’s 9pm fireworks, aimed at families who may have little ones that won’t be able to stay awake until midnight, have already kicked off the NYE celebrations in Australia, with a further and larger display set for midnight, local time.
Sydney is 11 hours ahead of the UK, so will be celebrating the New Year at 1.00pm GMT.
In New York, up to a million people are expected to crowd Times Square to witness the ball drop.
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The ball is located on top of the One Times Square roof and has been an annual event since December 31, 1907.
There are several ticket types for the Mayor of London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks, and your ticket determines which area you are in and what time to arrive.
If you have a ticket on the north bank (Blue and Red areas), south bank (White and Green areas), or Westminster Bridge (White area) you should aim to arrive between 8pm and 10:30pm.
Ticketholders for Waterloo Bridge (Pink area) allow entry from 8:30pm to 10:30pm.
Central London will be very busy in and around the viewing areas, with queuing and bag searching too.
At midnight last night, Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) workers on South Western Railway (SWR) walked out in what will be 24 hour strike action.
Some rail replacement bus services will be in place and SWR said it would “do everything we can to keep customers moving and reduce disruption”.
“The RMT continues to play politics with their ongoing strike action, causing misery at a time when people just want to be with friends and family or get to work,” it added.
The 24-hour strike will affect services across the south of England, including London Waterloo, the capital’s busiest station.