Daylight saving time is ending for the year, giving many people an extra hour of sleep. This happens every year at 3 a.m. on the first Sunday in April. This year, it will end at 3 a.m. on Sunday, April 7.
When daylight saving time ends, clocks are set back from 3 a.m. to 2 a.m., giving people an extra hour of sleep. This also means it will be lighter when you wake up in the morning, but the sun will set an hour earlier in the evening.
Most smartphones automatically adjust to time zones. To check if your phone does this, go into your settings and make sure the automatic time zone setting is turned on.
Daylight saving time was created to take advantage of the longer daylight hours during the summer. This gives us an extra hour of light on summer evenings. New Zealand first observed daylight saving time in 1927.
The practice of daylight saving time is not observed worldwide. About two-thirds of the world’s countries do not change their clocks throughout the year. It is most popular in Europe, parts of North America, Latin America, and Australia.
If you are working when the clocks go back an hour, you are entitled to be paid for that extra hour according to the Time Act 1974.
Lastly, the end of daylight saving time is a good time to check the batteries on your smoke alarm and clean the cover to avoid false alarms from dust buildup.
