Here are some photographs from the new year... ... Live Updates: Happy New Year 2020 Celebrations Usher in new decade

Here are some photographs from the new year celebrations in Auckland, New Zealand, which welcomed the dawn of 2020 just over an hour ago.

Auckland Celebrates New Year’s Eve 2019. Photograph: Steve Thomson/Getty Images for ATEED

New Zealanders celebrate New Year’s Eve. Photograph: Dave Rowland/Getty Images