WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — 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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world welcomed 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. The New Year’s Eve ball dropped in ...

STORY: The fireworks show from Auckland's Sky Tower illuminated the cloudy night sky and was accompanied by a laser light and animation show. The display lasted five minutes with 500 kilograms (1102 ...

The gathering of nearly 300 industry leaders including Mayor Wayne Brown, Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Louise Upston, and key partners from across the visitor economy, highlighted a strong ...

Auckland is preparing for a dynamic week as two major, but very different events arrive in the city. The World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education (WIPCE) 2025, running from 16 to 20 November, ...