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Sydney Starts Off 2010 With a Bang

Australian city gets drop on New Zealand with early display

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 31, 2009 12:25 PM CST

(Newser) – Sydney welcomed 2010 a little early this year, with a 9pm fireworks display over the harbor for the family crowd. That hour in Australia happens to fall at midnight in Auckland, New Zealand, which usually lays claim to the first big celebration of the New... Read full story »

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