Daylight Savings NZ

 Daylight Savings NZ 

1.When does Daylight Saving happen each year in New Zealand?

Daylight saving time 2020 in New Zealand will begin at 2:00 am on

Sunday

, 

27 September

and ends at 3:00 am on

Sunday

, 

4 April 2021

All times are in New Zealand Time.

2.What year did Daylight Saving start in New Zealand?

1927

3.Why was Daylight Saving started?

The Inventors of DST

The history of DST in New Zealand started more than 20 years earlier. ... However, in 1909, the parliamentarian Thomas Sidey proposed to move the clocks 1 hour forward in New Zealand's summer period to allow for an extra hour of daylight in the evenings. They wanted to save money so that they wont waste electricity and They use the sun's energy for doing things instead of electricity.

4.Read the following article and write a paragraph (3-8 sentences) on whether or not you think that Daylight Saving should continue in New Zealand.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/107348361/times-up-should-we-end-daylight-saving-in-new-zealand

Maybe?, Changing the clocks does not create extra daylight, but it causes the Sun to rise and set at a later time by the clock. So, when we spring forward an hour in spring, we add 1 hour of natural daylight to our afternoon schedule.

5.Do all the states in Australia have Daylight Saving? Who does and who doesn’t?

Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South Australia all have daylight saving, while Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia do not.

6.Write 3 tips to help others adjust to Daylight Saving this weekend.

Sleep early, adjust your clock, Sleep on a sleep routine.

7.Show your completed work to the teacher and post it on your blog.