New Year's Eve can be tricky with little ones. Babysitters are at a premium, and you've run out of favours with friends and family, but staying at home might not be your idea of how to spend the last night of the year.
Here's a list of events around the country where people of all ages can have fun - even if they might not make it to midnight.
- AUCKLAND
The highly anticipated Sky Tower fireworks display will light up Auckland's skyline at midnight.
The five-minute pyrotechnic display will be complimented by a Kiwi-themed laser animation show and countdown beamed onto two sides of the Sky Tower from 9pm.
There's also the Wondergarden Festival at Silo Park, which is described as "a place for friends, families, party people of all ages and music lovers from all walks of life."
The festival is offering a full afternoon and evening of music acts, as well as roaming performers, lighting installations and street food.
- WELLINGTON
Wellington closes the year with a family friendly event at Frank Kitts Park on the waterfront, featuring fireworks and a special countdown at 9pm for children who can't make it until midnight.
There will be plenty of opportunities for dancing, with the New Orleans swing septet the Wellington Shake-Em-On-Downers kicking things off. The Rodger Fox Big Band takes the stage at 10pm playing all the best New Year's Eve party hits from the 1980s on.
- NELSON
Upper Trafalgar St will host a free event from 8pm, with a New Year's Eve countdown on the church steps.
The family-friendly event is free for locals and visitors, and features great music and art performances. It will be followed by a laser and fireworks show.
- CHRISTCHURCH
Christchurch celebrates the arrival of 2017 with a great night out at Hagley Park.
From 6:30pm the park will host a celebration with Natural Magic and Christchurch Faerie Circle, a kids' DJ, local band Better than Bacon and a "kids' midnight" countdown at 8:30pm.
From 9pm DJ Andy Pulzar, Black Velvet Band, The Easy Hearts and Piper start playing, leading into the New Year's midnight fireworks display.
- QUEENSTOWN
There's a great line-up of live music, entertainment, food from 7:30pm at Earnslaw Park.
Set across two stages, the event is free for the whole family and will be followed by fireworks at midnight.
- TAUPO
Taupo celebrates NYE with its Big Bang Fireworks display.
The event kicks off at the Tongariro South Domain, where there'll be kid-friendly activities like a lolly scramble and glow stick giveaway.
Then there'll be a fireworks display at 10pm at the lakefront for the children to enjoy. This is followed by music while families wait for the main fireworks to welcome in the New Year at midnight.
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