NEW ZEALAND
By Middleton Prince
The first big city to show off its fireworks for 2019 was Auckland in New Zealand, then a few hours later came a dazzling show over Sydney harbour.
It takes 26 hours for everywhere in the world to step into the New Year – here are some of the best pictures of the celebrations.
Auckland, New Zealand
:: Sydney, Australia
:: Pyongyang, North Korea
:: Seoul, South Korea
:: Marina Bay, Singapore
:: Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong
:: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
:: Yogyakarta, Indonesia
:: Tokyo, Japan
:: Bangkok, Thailand
:: Yangon, Myanmar
:: Chennai, India
:: Colombo, Sri Lanka
:: Rawalpindi, Pakistan
:: Quezon City, Philippines
:: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
:: Baghdad, Iraq
:: Moscow, Russia
:: Athens, Greece
:: Beirut, Lebanon
:: Berlin, Germany
:: Paris, France
:: London, UK
:: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
:: New York, USA