Auckland's Sky Tower is illuminated for the city's New Year's Eve midnight light display.
The Sky Tower is a telecommunications and observation tower in central Auckland, New Zealand. At 328 metres, it is the tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere, making it a highly visible focal point for celebrations across the city.
For New Year's Eve, the tower is lit with changing colours and special displays as midnight reaches Auckland. Because New Zealand lies ahead of many major population centres in the global time sequence, the Auckland celebration is frequently featured in international New Year's coverage.
The Sky Tower opened to the public in 1997 and became one of Auckland’s best-known landmarks. It should not be confused with Auckland Harbour Bridge, which is also associated with city events but is not the landmark named in this question’s midnight tower display.