In photos: Fireworks aplenty as Australia, New Zealand bring in the New Year
Fireworks explode off the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the midnight fireworks display on New Year's Eve on Sydney Harbour on December 31, 2014 in Sydney, Australia.CAMERON SPENCER/Getty Images
Crowds watch as fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display January 1, 2015. More than 10,000 aerial fireworks, 25,000 shooting comets and 100,000 pyrotechnic effects were used.DAVID GRAY/Reuters
Firework display from the top of the Sky Tower to welcome the New Year on January 1, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand.DAVE ROWLAND/Getty Images
Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display to usher in the new year, early January 1, 2015.JASON REED/Reuters
Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display to usher in the new year, early January 1, 2015.JASON REED/Reuters
The New Year's Eve midnight fireworks display brings in the New Year on December 31, 2014 in Wellington, New Zealand. Wellington is the first capital city in the world to see in the New Year.HAGEN HOPKINS/Getty Images