New Zealand welcomes 2026 with fireworks in Auckland, while Tongans tell the BBC they wish for “peace, hope, and blessing” in the new year
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An atoll in the remote Pacific nation of Kiribati became the first place in the world to enter 2026 – one tourist tells us he’s marking it “on a beach with no satellites, no signs of human life, complete darkness and countless crabs
