Does
New Zealand Time observe Daylight Saving Time?
Daylight Saving Time in New Zealand
New Zealand Standard Time is currently defined in the Time Act 1974
as meaning the 12 hours in advance of Co-ordinated Universal Time. The
Department of Internal Affairs administers the Act.
Daylight Saving Time
Starting 2007, Daylight Saving will run for a
period of 27 weeks. It now commences from the last Sunday in September,
when 2.00am becomes 3.00am, and ends on the first Sunday in April the
following year, when 3.00am becomes 2.00am.
Daylight Saving will commence on Sunday 30 September 2007 (when
clocks are put forward one hour), and end on 6 April 2008, (when clocks
are put back one hour).
