Daylight_saving_time_(DST) Time_in_New_Zealand

the strongest opposition dst has traditionally come dairy farmers due disrupted schedules , shorter working times.

the survey concluded opinion on topic differed little between sexes, , support nzdt higher in urban centres. daylight saving famously opposed in small northland dairy farming community of ararua, refused adjust clocks years. support shortening or abolishing nzdt in minority in areas surveyed.

as consequence of survey , further feedback public, in 1988 minister of internal affairs arranged trial period of extended nzdt held second sunday in october 1989 third sunday in march 1990. minister invited public write him views on five-week extension.

the daylight time order 1990 declared nzdt run 2 am nzst on first sunday in october 3 am nzdt on third sunday in march.

on 30 april 2007 government announced had extended daylight saving period 24 27 weeks. september 2007, daylight saving observed last sunday in september until first sunday in april. 30 april 2007, dst begins @ 02:00 nzst on last sunday in september each year, , ends @ 03:00 nzdt (or 02:00 nzst defined in time act 1974) on first sunday in april.

new zealand time, including dst, used several antarctic bases supplied new zealand. results in oddity amundsen–scott south pole station sets clocks hour further ahead during southern summer, when sun above horizon, in southern winter, when sun below horizon. extreme geographic position of base means no possible adjustment of daily activity cycle can have effect on amount of sunlight received during activities. however, arrangement presumably makes real time communications new zealand more practical, particularly in dealing offices.

the new zealand dependencies of cook islands, tokelau , niue not maintain dst. 2 of them other side of international date line , have 22–24 hours time difference new zealand.