New Zealand, an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean has welcomed the New Year 2023. The country is already 45 minutes old into 2023.
New Zealand is among the early nations to hold its New Year’s Eve celebrations and welcome in 2023.
New Zealand welcomed the 2023 New Year with a light show over the Auckland Harbour Bridge and a fireworks display from the Auckland Sky Tower.
Year 2023 will be ushered in at different times across the globe. Australia, especially, will join New Zealand as one of the first nations to ring in the New Year.
Kiritimati, which is part of the Kiribati Islands, is the first city that welcomed 2023.
Howland and Baker Islands, which are territories of the United States, will be the last places on Earth to celebrate the New Year.
