There are going to be two Time Changes in 2012:
Winter Time 2012 New Zealand
April 01, 2012
The Time Change from Daylight Savings Time to Winter Time will take place in New Zealand on April 01, 2012 at 3 in the morning. The clocks have to be shifted from 3 to 2 am. So, the people can enjoy this very hour twice. The winter time, also called normal or standard time, is going to be valid until the next Time Change to daylight savings time in the upcoming year:
Daylight Savings Time 2012 New Zealand
September 30, 2012
On September 30, 2012 at 2 in the morning the clocks are changed back from Daylight Savings Time to Winter Time in New Zealand. The clock jumps forward from 2 to 3 am. This means the people in New Zealand have to cope with one hour less of sleep. As another consequence it is going to be darker in the morning again. Daylight savings time is valid until autumn in New Zealand. Time Change 2013 New Zealand
Time Change New Zealand in other years
Here is an overview about the Time Changes in New Zealand from 2008 to 2016:
| year | Winter Time | Daylight Savings Time |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | April 06, 2008 | September 28, 2008 |
| 2009 | April 05, 2009 | September 27, 2009 |
| 2010 | April 04, 2010 | September 26, 2010 |
| 2011 | April 03, 2011 | September 25, 2011 |
| 2012 | April 01, 2012 | September 30, 2012 |
| 2013 | April 07, 2013 | September 29, 2013 |
| 2014 | April 06, 2014 | September 28, 2014 |
| 2015 | April 05, 2015 | September 27, 2015 |
| 2016 | April 03, 2016 | September 25, 2016 |