Year we go..it's

REVELLERS across the world welcomed the new year with breathtaking firework displays and celebrations.

- KIEREN WILLIAMS

Those in Australia and New Zealand were among the first to ring in 2024. Brilliant fireworks lit up the night skies over Sydney harbour with a 12-minute display as the clock struck midnight, and more than a million people watching from the shore or boats.

"It's total madness," said stunned German tourist Janna Thomas, who had queued since 7.30am to secure a prime waterfront location in the Sydney Botanic Garden. "It's not so easy to find a good place to sit but the view is incredible." New Zealand's capital Wellington celebrated 2024 one hour ahead of their noisy neighbours, as people gathered around Whairepo Lagoon to take in the festivities.

In Indonesia, fireworks illuminated the night sky as locals and tourists took to the beaches in the Kerobokan district on the resort island of Bali.