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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 3:24 pm
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Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
IIRC the first time zone is Chatham Islands, some 45 minutes ahead of NZ daylight saving time. I would be surprised if any FTers are in Chatham Islands right now, but possible.
Absolutely. Chatham Islands (no, I'm not there) insists on being 45 mins ahead of the International Date Line instead of 24 hours behind it. And the last to go into 2008 will be Samoa and (I think) Tahiti, who are actually further west than Chatham (so Chatham should be last rather than first).
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