AUCKLAND, AUSTRALIA MOVE INTO YEAR 2017 AHEAD OF OTHERS

AUCKLAND – Auckland in New Zealand and Australia have moved into the year 2017 ahead of other nations.

Auckland in New Zealand became the first major world city to move into the year 2017 when it was Saturday morning in Nigeria, followed by Australia late Saturday afternoon.

Auckland is 12 hours ahead of Nigeria, while Australia is GMT +11, that is 11 hours anead of Nigeria.

Thousands of people came out in the cold to herald the new year with maevelous fireworks.

Meanwhile, security has been beefed up in many nation ahead of the new year festival, with security officers parading major streets to ward off security threats from terrorists.