Papatowai Big Dig organiser Wayne Allen uses his "magic stick" to guide youngsters to a prize on New Year's Eve. Photo: Richard Davison
Participants in the wheelbarrow race at the Papatowai Beach Carnival on New Year's Eve. Photo: Richard Davison
Josie MacIntosh (13) of Invercargill is the centre of attention as she marshals the lolly scramble during the Papatowai Beach Carnival on New Year's Eve. Photo: Richard Davison
Fireworks over Lake Wanaka mark the New Year. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery
Some of the crowd in the Upper Octagon relax on the grass during Dunedin's New Years Eve celebrations. Photo: Gregor Richardson
Beverly Brown and Eric Ross, of Dunedin, trip the light fantastic in the Octagon on New Years Eve. Photo: Gregor Richardson
Dee May and the Saints entertain the crowd on New Years Eve in the Octagon. Photo: Gregor Richardson
Kelvin Cummings had the crowd on its feet during the Octagon's New Year's Eve event. Photo: Gregor Richardson
Octagon crowd on New Years Eve. Photo: Gregor Richardson
The crowd in the Octagon look at the fireworks display at 12 on New Years. Photo: Gregor Richardson
Octagon fireworks display on New Years Eve. Photo: Gregor Richardson
Robbie the canon is fired at midnight on New Years. Photo: Gregor Richardson
A couple kiss in the Octagon to celebrate New Years. Photo: Gregor Richardson
New Year's Eve 2019 fireworks on Queenstown Bay. Photo: Paul Taylor
The Queenstown New Year's Eve 2019 fireworks seen from Queenstown beach. Photo: Paul Taylor
The crowd at the dance stage on Marine Parade, Queenstown, was jumping. Photo: Paul Taylor
There was lots of celebration around the South to bring in 2019. ODT photographers captured some of the excitement.
