New Zealand, other countries to welcome New Year 2020 shortly
Over 24 hours, cities across the world will gradually sign off 2019 and welcome the New Year.
LAHORE (Web Desk) – The New Year celebrations in New Zealand and other parts of the world will begin shortly.
The Pacific island of Tonga will ring in year 2020 making the tiny island nation the first to head into a fresh year. The last place or places to ring in 2020 will be the tiny outlying islands of the United States (US).
The Sky Tower and the Harbor Bridge have been illuminated to herald the New Year.
At midnight, there will be the annual fireworks display from the Sky Tower.
Meanwhile, Australians are going to welcome 2020 with a sound and light show in Melbourne.
Over 24 hours, cities across the world will gradually sign off 2019 and welcome the New Year, starting in the Pacific, heading across Asia, then Europe and finally the Americas.
