A fireworks display will ring in the new year. Silo Park will be a family-focussed area, with musicians Che Fu, Frank Booker DJ, Soul9Yards, and White Chapel Jak playing from 3.15pm to midnight. There will also be face painting, tinsel monsters, and circus workshops. Festivities on Te Wero Island start at 5pm, with Boh Runga, Laughton Kora & Mal Lakatani Duo, and the Jordan Luck Band headlining.
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Boh Runga will play on the main stage on Te Wero Island, at the America’s Cup Village. There will be food and drinks on offer, but the village is an alcohol-free zone.
New Year party! New Zealand farewells 2020, welcomes 2021
31 Dec, 2020 04:36 AM
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Kiwis around the country are partying to farewell 2020 and welcome in the new year.
Thousands of people are in Victoria St West in central Auckland and got a close-up view for the fireworks display that went off at midnight from the Sky Tower.
The crowd around the Sky Tower screamed with excitement at 11.45pm when a man on the public address system announced: We only have 15 minutes .
The fireworks display over Auckland from the Sky Tower at the stroke of midnight. Photo / Michael Craig
The Sky Tower let off a fantastic display of fireworks. Photo / Michael Craig
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