Latest from New Years Eve

Festivalgoers are in for a soaking as rain and wind move in from the east.

20,000 festival-goers are set to descend on Gisborne to ring in the New Year.

Boxing day sales expected to create even more mayhem than Black Friday

Napier’s New Year’s Eve fireworks still on despite regional firework ban.

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The event will see Courtenay Place closed to make way for circus acts and live music.

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Over 40 extra staff were deployed to the peninsula over the 2023/24 New Year period.

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The rate of homicides in the country has almost doubled over the past three weeks.

'You only live once, but you can celebrate New Year's Eve twice!'

"Flipping a switch...when the calendar changes is never going to be a sustainable way."

The star had a dig at his wife's "working class" comment.

Kiana is the first new arrival of 2024 born at Dunedin Hospital.

The actor broke some rules during a festive outing in New York over the holidays.

There was less violence than a year ago when rioters targeted emergency service workers.

The Soundshell in Napier saw crowds of thousands to usher in the New Year.

A few showers early, but the next days revert to hot and fine.

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'Tomorrow you’ll wake up and it’ll be blue sky and everyone will be happy again.'

Fireworks have caused large vegetation fires over the last year.

There will be lots of blue skies to start 2024.

Community events have been cancelled but fireworks may still go ahead.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for the centre of the North Island.

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