New year 2019 begins with a bang in New Zealand
With 38 different local times in use, it takes 26 hours for the New Year to encompass all time zones.
By Web Desk
December 31, 2018
The new year of 2019 has arrived as the first sun of the new year emerged first in New Zealand after its city Auckland said goodbye to 2018 and got the world's new year celebrations officially underway.
With 38 different local times in use, it takes 26 hours for the New Year to encompass all time zones.
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