New Year’s Eve fireworks light up the sky over the Sydney Opera House (L) and Harbour Bridge during the fireworks display in Sydney on January 1, 2023. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)

Sydney Harbour Bridge is illuminated during the New Year’s Eve celebrations, in Sydney, Australia. Oceania is the place in the world to welcome New Year first. REUTERS

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The small Pacific island nations of Tonga, Samoa and Kiribati are the first countries to welcome New Year first. (AP)

Early fireworks explode over Sydney Opera House during the New Year’s Eve celebrations, in Sydney, Australia, December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy

Early fireworks explode over Sydney Opera House during the New Year’s Eve celebrations, in Sydney, Australia, December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy

Fireworks explode over Sky Tower in central Auckland as New Year celebrations begin in New Zealand. Oceania is the place in the world to welcome New Year first. The Kiritimati Island is the first inhabited place to celebrate the New Year. (AP)

Fireworks explode over Sky Tower in central Auckland as New Year celebrations begin in New Zealand, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. (Dean Purcel/NZ Herald via AP)