Pacific islands first to welcome in new year

Islands in Polynesia and the Central Pacific have ushered in the new year as the UK counts down to the start of 2017. Cities in the island nations of Samoa, Tonga and Kiribati were the first to welcome the new year as the clock hit 10am on New Year's Eve in London. Share Go To The end of 2016 will be marked in the Chatham Islands and parts of New Zealand shortly afterwards, while celebrations are due to begin in Sydney, Australia, at...