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The children’s countdown began at 8.30pm.

Annastasia Studer-Mark, 2, of Invercargill, surveys the festivities from the shoulders of her granddad, Jarrod Mark, of Whakatane. PHOTOS: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Rain briefly dampened down the party in the Octagon about 9pm.

Wiggles tour entertainer Rainbow Rosalind waves to the crowd.

MC Jesse Mulligan entertains the masses between sets.

The children’s countdown began at 8.30pm.

Annastasia Studer-Mark, 2, of Invercargill, surveys the festivities from the shoulders of her granddad, Jarrod Mark, of Whakatane. PHOTOS: GREGOR RICHARDSON
Otago Daily Times photographer Gregor Richardson captured some of Dunedin’s New Year’s Eve celebrations in the Octagon on Tuesday night.
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