Auckland, New Zealand, became the first major city to welcome 2025 with fireworks and light shows. Celebrations around the world highlighted local cultures and traditions, after a year marked by conflict and political instability.
Wellington, New Zealand — Auckland has become the first major city to welcome 2025, with thousands of revelers counting down to the new year and cheering at colorful fireworks launched from New Zealand's tallest structure, Sky Tower, and a spectacular downtown light show. Thousands also thronged to downtown or climbed the city's ring of volcanic peaks for a fireworks vantage point and a light display recognizing Auckland 's Indigenous tribes.
Hours before Germany rings in the new year, Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on the country's 84 million residents to stick together despite the many global crises and wars, the country's ailing economy and a deadly Christmas market attack that shocked the nation. 'We are a country of togetherness. And we can draw strength from this — especially in difficult times like these,' Scholz said in his prerecorded speech.
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