Auckland · New Zealand

Auckland New Year's Eve

Sky Tower (Auckland) — contextual destination photograph
Background image for Sky Tower (Auckland); not a photograph of a confirmed current event. Image: Jorge Royan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original on Wikimedia Commons. Resized and converted to WebP.

A summer city escape with Auckland's skyline as the New Year backdrop. Give the destination more than one evening, building the celebration into a wider stay.

Destination background

The Sky Tower is a telecommunications and observation tower in Auckland, New Zealand. Located at the corner of Victoria and Federal Streets within the city's CBD, it is 328 metres (1,076 ft) tall, as measured from ground level to the top of the mast, making it the second-tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere, surpassed only by the Autograph Tower in Jakarta, Indonesia, and the 28th tallest tower in the world. Since its completion in 1997, the Sky Tower has become an iconic landmark in Auckland's skyline, due to its height and design.

Adapted background from Wikipedia contributors, Sky Tower (Auckland), CC BY-SA 4.0. This reference describes the place or tradition, rather than a current event programme.

Make it your own journey

Seasonal programmes, access and availability vary. Check the official source before arranging travel.

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