Baby Rex was the first to be born in Auckland, and possibly the country, in the New YearJASON DORDAY/Stuff Ena Lu and Chien Lu with their new baby boy Rex Lu, born one minute past midnight on New Year's Day 2018. Baby Rex came into the world at one minute past midnight - Auckland's first baby of the New Year and in all likelihood the first in New Zealand. JASON DORDAY/STUFF Baby Rex Lu was born at one minute past midnight on New Years Day 2018. JASON DORDAY/STUFF Ena said there was a chance Rex was New Zealand's first baby born in the new year. Another hot contender for the title of first New Year's baby was baby Kya, who was born at 12.15am in Waitakere Hospital in West Auckland, weighing 3.5kg.

Source: Stuff January 01, 2018 00:45 UTC