Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crowds in Auckland counted down the clock during New Year celebrations as New Zealand entered 2026. Onlookers counted down from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crowds counted down the clock on the Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand, as the city became the first major city to ring in the ...

Happy New Year 2026: Kiribati — a small island nation in the central Pacific Ocean — became the first country to enter 2026, due to its time zone being officially ahead. New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, and ...