New Zealand celebrates 2017 with spectacular New Year's Eve fireworks display

Thousands of cheering revellers rang in the New Year in Auckland at 11am UK time on December 31st Or Click to Redirect New Zeal...

Thousands of cheering revellers rang in the New Year in Auckland at 11am UK time on December 31st

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New Zealand is among the first countries to have welcomed in 2017 with a spectacular firework display from Auckland's Sky Tower.

Thousands of cheering revellers rang in the New Year there at 11am as multi-coloured fireworks exploded across the city skyline at midnight.

The pyrotechnic display included 500kg of fireworks (Photo: Getty Images AsiaPac)




It all kicked off behind Auckland's iconic SkyTower (Photo: Getty Images AsiaPac)




The display attracted thronging crowds numbering in their thousands (Photo: Getty Images AsiaPac)

The sky was awash with colours during the spectacular illuminations (Photo: Getty Images AsiaPac)

Of course, if you're still looking for something to do at the last minute head to our round-up of the best New Year's Eve fireworks displays and club nights in London, Edinburgh, Liverpool and the rest of the UK.

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