The Lantern Festival is a must on the Chinese New Year calendar of events.

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Colourful lanterns, Chinese food and fireworks made for a huge turn-out at the weekend's Auckland Lantern Festival.

Firecrackers and lion dancing in Aotea Square and suburban centres may usher the next Chinese New Year in 2017.

Celebrate Chinese New Year at the 2016 Auckland Lantern Festival from Thurs 18 – 21 Feb. Here are some highlights from last year's event.

Today marks the biggest day of Chinese New Year celebrations with plenty of festivities to ensure good luck for the year.

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Tse's mother still upholds traditions such as the lucky red envelopes (hong bao), usually a monetary gift.

Across Auckland, dances, fireworks and feasts will usher in the Year of the Monkey. Lincoln Tan looks at a festival being welcomed to the cultural landscape.

It's bad luck to touch the tail of a Chinese lion, a lion dance master warns.

Certain dishes are eaten during Chinese New Year for their symbolic meaning, often based on their Chinese pronunciation or appearance.

A raw fish dish Yusheng, introduced by fishermen in Guangdong is becoming a Chinese New Year must-have for some in New Zealand.

"The most interesting thing about me is that I am a very good chess player."

Chinese New Year this year falls on February 8, which will see the Chinese zodiac sign change from sheep to monkey.

"Chinese New Year is an opportunity to reflect on the previous year and make resolutions for the new one."

"Chinese New Year is an opportunity to reflect on the previous year and make resolutions for the new one," says Auckland Police Asian Liaison Officer Jessica Phuang.

Lincoln Tan sits down with Kai Luey and asks for his New Year wishes and the traditions he keeps.

Four years after their wedding, Auckland Chinese couple Jeremy Bai and Summer Wang feel it's time to have a baby.

The colourful free annual festival welcomed the Year of the Monkey with a feast of entertainment.

Auckland's Chinese Lantern Festival will this year be moving from Albert Park, where the event has been held since it started 16 years ago.

The Auckland Lantern Festival opened in Albert Park with a bang last night with firecrackers, lion dancers and cultural drummers.