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Fireworks lit up the skies in Australia and New Zealand as New Year’s Eve celebrations began.

Fireworks go off as Sydney and Auckland celebrate New Year’s Eve – video

The festivities begin in Myanmar, with less than three hours left of 2022.

People gather for New Year’s Eve festivities at a public park in Yangon when it’s just after 9pm at press time. Photo: Sai Aung Main/AFP/Getty Images

Updated at 14.56 GMT

Here’s a quick look at some of the photos that have come down to us from New Year’s Eve around the world today.

People hold balloons in the shape of numbers during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Amritsar on December 31, 2022. PHOTO: NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images Balinese dancers perform a cultural show during a New Year’s Eve celebration on a main road in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Photo: Made Nagi/EPA-EFES Swimmers take a swim during Sylvester’s traditional swim at Mosee Lake in Moosedorf, Switzerland. Photo: Anthony Annex/EPA-EFI

Updated at 14.02 GMT

Sydney celebrates the New Year with fireworks over the harbour

We’ve reached that part of the day where some of Australia is in 2023, while some are still playing catch-up against the clock.

We caught a glimpse of the family fireworks at 9pm local time earlier but here are some shots of the main screen lighting up Sydney for the past half hour.

New Year’s Eve fireworks light up the sky over the Sydney Opera House (left) and Harbor Bridge. PHOTO: David Gray/AFP/Getty Images New Year’s Eve fireworks light up the sky over the Sydney Opera House. PHOTO: David Gray/AFP/Getty Images New Year’s Eve fireworks light up the sky over the Sydney Opera House. Photo: David Gray/AFP/Getty Images

Happy New Years to readers in Sydney, Hobart, Adelaide, Melbourne and Canberra. Brisbane and Cairns – Cue the countdown!

Fireworks explode over the Sky Tower in central Auckland, New Zealand, as the New Year celebrations begin.

Fireworks explode over the Sky Tower in central Auckland as New Year’s celebrations get underway in New Zealand, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. (Dean Purcel/NZ Herald via AP) Photo: AP

It’s only until 10pm in Seoul, South Korea but already the crowds are starting to gather to celebrate.

New Year’s Eve celebrations in central Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Kim Hong-ji/Reuters Members of the public gather to celebrate New Year’s Eve at Gwanghwamun Square. Photo: Chung Sung-jun/Getty Images

Updated at 12.57 GMT

The sun sets behind Wat Arun, or the Temple of Dawn, on New Year’s Eve in Bangkok.

The sun sets behind Wat Arun, or the Temple of Dawn, on New Year’s Eve in Bangkok. Photograph: Athit Perawungmitha/Reuters

Updated at 12.19 GMT

It seemed to be such a good turnout that families came out to watch the early fireworks in Australia this evening.

These are some pictures from the event

People watch fireworks at 9pm on December 31, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. Photo: Ronnie Bintang/Getty Images People watch fireworks at 9 p.m. at the Sydney Botanic Garden during the New Year’s Eve celebration on December 31, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. Photo: Ronnie Bintang/Getty Images

Updated at 12.06 GMT

Here are some shots of the family fireworks display taking place in Sydney, Australia.

It takes place three hours before midnight so that young children get a chance to join in the festivities before their bedtime.

The Family Fireworks, which take place three hours before midnight each year before the main show at midnight, fill the sky above the Sydney Opera House on New Year’s Eve. Photograph: David Gray/AFP/Getty Images New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney Fireworks exploded early over the Sydney Opera House during the New Year’s Eve festivities. Photo: Jamie Joy/Reuters New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney Fireworks exploded early over the Sydney Opera House. Photograph: Jamie Joy/Reuters

Updated at 11.34 GMT

Hey, you

It may mark an arbitrary point in the Earth’s movement around the sun, but with 2022 turning into 2023 more than ever, it will result in celebrations, fireworks, broken resolutions, and a bit of a vigil to see in the new year. Wherever you are in the world.

It’s already 2023 in Kiritimati (big Happy New Year to all our island readers), with many major cities around the world starting their own celebrations. In the next few hours, the New Year will begin across the Pacific in places including New Zealand, Australia, and Tonga.

I’ll give you the best pictures from around the world and all the latest celebration scenes as we bid farewell to 2022 and see off the new year.

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