New Zealand is among the first countries to have welcomed in 2017 with a spectacular firework display from Auckland's Sky Tower.
Thousands of cheering revellers rang in the New Year there at 11am as multi-coloured fireworks exploded across the city skyline at midnight.
SkyCity
- a casino and event centre in Auckland - has an impressive tower that
provided a dramatic backdrop to the annual fireworks just an hour after Samoa welcomed in 2017 .
Mirror Online will be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and live video on New Year's Eve as the world rings in 2017 with spectacular fireworks across the globe.
The big displays to look out for include Sydney – where the
sky above the iconic Opera House will be lit up in a sea of colours –
as well as London and Dubai's bumper illuminations.
New York will
welcome in 2017 with the traditional dropping of the New Year's Eve
crystal ball as crowds from all over the world congregate in Times
Square.
In Scotland, Edinburgh revellers will celebrate the end of
2016 with an enormous street party before midnight fireworks are set off
behind the castle which towers above the city.
You can also watch displays from Germany and Egypt live on Mirror Online.
