More than 1.5 million people gathered around Sydney harbour to watch the city's famous firework display.

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Tuesday saw over 900 Lions fans gathered in the Overseas Passenger Terminal in the Wellington harbour district to watch the Manawatu game, which was very well received.

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Newquay Harbour Improvements project includes building a storage centre for fishermen and safety rails for visitors to watch the working harbour from.

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Ask for a harbour mountain-view room and you can watch seaplanes take off from Coal Harbour or see the first streaks of light hit the snow-capped North Shore mountains as you sip your morning coffee.

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Shark and Clark Islands, located off the harbourside suburb of Darling Point and Rose Bay respectively, became dedicated recreational areas as early as the 1870s and are now great places to watch the boat traffic in Sydney Harbour.

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Those without a Ferrari or luxury yacht can slurp an Anatolian dondurma (ice cream) from Mado in Bebek Park and watch locals fish on the boats that bob in the harbour.

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Those who aren't lucky enough to be in South Africa will head to bars or pubs to watch the games while others will go to stadiums or watch on giant screens in public places like Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro or Sydney's Darling Harbour.

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