Photo: RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson
The near year has started with a bang across the country.
In Auckland, more than half a tonne of fireworks launched high up the Sky Tower.
Thousands poured into the central city after streets were closed to get a prime viewing spot for the five minute display that had taken half a year of planning.
Photo: RNZ / Robert Smith
Bipin Bhattarai and his family from WhangΔrei came prepared with camping chai
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