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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 10:15 am
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Originally Posted by 1P
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).
Chatham Islands are part of NZ. So just like the other kinks in the international date line (eg Russia and Alaska), it varies from 180 degrees here to ensure the whole country is on the same date.
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