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New Zealanders can expect an extra hour of sleep tomorrow, as Kiwi clocks go back an hour when daylight savings time ends for another year.
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The longest days will end when the clocks turn back one hour to 3 a.m. tomorrow. Most smartphones adjust their time automatically. But, for those applications and digital watches, it will have to be done by hand.
The Government first introduced daylight saving time in 1927. Current times have been set since 2007, when the New Zealand Daylight Savings Time Order was introduced into legislation.
According to the Order, “Sunday morning was chosen for the change because there are fewer people working at that time, and this reduces the impact on workers and employers.”
Winding up our watches is also an annual reminder for Kiwis to check that their smoke detectors meet standards.
“This is also the weekend to check that your smoke detectors are working, no matter how new they are or how recently the battery has changed,” says National Fire Risk Management Advisor Pete Gallagher.
“Of the residential fires that Fire and Emergency attended last year, 33 percent did not have working smoke detectors,” he says.
“The fire moves very fast. You only have three minutes to escape. You are four times more likely to survive a house fire if you have working smoke detectors.”
“Having working smoke detectors in the correct places in your home to alert everyone in the household as soon as possible is the critical first step in an effective escape plan,” says Gallagher.
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Fire and Emergency NZ recommends installing smoke detectors in every bedroom, hallway, and living room. Landlords are expected to install working smoke detectors and have them checked regularly by tenants; we recommend once a month.
Information on installing and maintaining smoke detectors can be found here.
“Every year with the arrival of fall and winter, when people start lighting fires and lighting their heaters, we see a significant increase in the number of residential fires.”
Daylight saving time begins each year on the last Sunday in September and ends on the first Sunday in April.
