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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)australasia	7.67
+# @(#)australasia	7.68
 # This file also includes Pacific islands.
 
 # Notes are at the end of this file
@@ -297,6 +297,17 @@ Zone	Pacific/Noumea	11:05:48 -	LMT	1912 Jan 13
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 # New Zealand
+#
+# From Paul Eggert (2002-10-23):
+# The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) maintains a brief history;
+# see tz-link.htm for the full reference.
+#
+# Shanks gives 1868 for the introduction of standard time; go with the
+# DIA's more-precise 1868-11-02.  The DIA says that clocks were
+# advanced by half an hour in 1941; go with Shanks's more-precise
+# 1940-09-29 02:00.  The DIA says that starting in 1933 DST began the
+# first Sunday in September; go with Shanks's last Sunday starting in
+# 1934.
 
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 # Shanks gives 1927 Nov 6 - 1928 Mar 4, 1928 Oct 14 - 1929 Mar 17,
@@ -311,17 +322,17 @@ Rule	NZ	1930	1933	-	Oct	Sun>=8	2:00	0:30	HD
 # didn't change until 1945 Apr 30; go with Shanks.
 Rule	NZ	1934	1940	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	0	S
 Rule	NZ	1934	1939	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00	0:30	HD
-Rule	NZ	1974	only	-	Nov	 3	2:00s	1:00	D
+Rule	NZ	1974	only	-	Nov	Sun>=1	2:00s	1:00	D
+Rule	NZ	1975	only	-	Feb	lastSun	2:00s	0	S
 Rule	NZ	1975	1988	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	D
-Rule	NZ	1989	only	-	Oct	 8	2:00s	1:00	D
-Rule	NZ	1990	max	-	Oct	Sun>=1	2:00s	1:00	D
-Rule	NZ	1975	only	-	Feb	23	2:00s	0	S
 Rule	NZ	1976	1989	-	Mar	Sun>=1	2:00s	0	S
+Rule	NZ	1989	only	-	Oct	Sun>=8	2:00s	1:00	D
+Rule	NZ	1990	max	-	Oct	Sun>=1	2:00s	1:00	D
 Rule	NZ	1990	max	-	Mar	Sun>=15	2:00s	0	S
 Rule	Chatham	1990	max	-	Oct	Sun>=1	2:45s	1:00	D
 Rule	Chatham	1991	max	-	Mar	Sun>=15	2:45s	0	S
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
-Zone Pacific/Auckland	11:39:04 -	LMT	1868
+Zone Pacific/Auckland	11:39:04 -	LMT	1868 Nov  2
 			11:30	NZ	NZ%sT	1940 Sep 29 2:00
 			12:00	NZ	NZ%sT
 Zone Pacific/Chatham	12:45	Chatham	CHA%sT
@@ -399,8 +410,8 @@ Zone	Pacific/Fakaofo	-11:24:56 -	LMT	1901
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	Tonga	1999	only	-	Oct	 7	2:00s	1:00	S
 Rule	Tonga	2000	only	-	Mar	19	2:00s	0	-
-Rule	Tonga	2000	max	-	Nov	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	S
-Rule	Tonga	2001	max	-	Jan	lastSun	2:00	0	-
+Rule	Tonga	2000	2001	-	Nov	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	S
+Rule	Tonga	2001	2002	-	Jan	lastSun	2:00	0	-
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Pacific/Tongatapu	12:19:20 -	LMT	1901
 			12:20	-	TOT	1941 # Tonga Time
@@ -739,21 +750,21 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # The chosen rules the union of the 1971/1972 change and the 1989-1992 changes.
 
 # From Rives McDow (2002-04-09):
-# The most interesting region I have found consists of three towns on the 
-# southern coast of Australia, population 10 at last report, along with 
-# 50,000 sheep, about 100 kilometers long and 40 kilometers into the 
-# continent.  The primary town is Madura, with the other towns being 
-# Mundrabilla and Eucla.  According to the sheriff of Madura, the 
-# residents got tired of having to change the time so often, as they are 
-# located in a strip overlapping the border of South Australia and Western 
-# Australia.  South Australia observes daylight saving time; Western 
-# Australia does not.  The two states are one and a half hours apart.  The 
-# residents decided to forget about this nonsense of changing the clock so 
-# much and set the local time 20 hours and 45 minutes from the 
-# international date line, or right in the middle of the time of South 
-# Australia and Western Australia.  As it only affects about 10 people and 
-# tourists staying at the Madura Motel, it has never really made as big an 
-# impact as Broken Hill.  However, as tourist visiting there or anyone 
+# The most interesting region I have found consists of three towns on the
+# southern coast of Australia, population 10 at last report, along with
+# 50,000 sheep, about 100 kilometers long and 40 kilometers into the
+# continent.  The primary town is Madura, with the other towns being
+# Mundrabilla and Eucla.  According to the sheriff of Madura, the
+# residents got tired of having to change the time so often, as they are
+# located in a strip overlapping the border of South Australia and Western
+# Australia.  South Australia observes daylight saving time; Western
+# Australia does not.  The two states are one and a half hours apart.  The
+# residents decided to forget about this nonsense of changing the clock so
+# much and set the local time 20 hours and 45 minutes from the
+# international date line, or right in the middle of the time of South
+# Australia and Western Australia.  As it only affects about 10 people and
+# tourists staying at the Madura Motel, it has never really made as big an
+# impact as Broken Hill.  However, as tourist visiting there or anyone
 # calling the local sheriff will attest, they do keep time in this way.
 #
 # From Paul Eggert (2002-04-09):
@@ -1263,6 +1274,8 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # of January the standard time in the Kingdom shall be moved backward by one
 # hour to 1:00am.
 
+# From Pulu 'Anau (2002-11-05):
+# The law was for 3 years, supposedly to get renewed.  It wasn't.
 
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