--- title: 'Daylight Saving Ends' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024/daylight-saving-ends' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024/daylight-saving-ends.md' date: '2024-04-04' description: 'Remember to put your clocks BACK an hour this Sunday! In Aotearoa, Daylight Saving starts each year at 2am on the last Sunday in September (Spring) and ENDS at 3am on the first Sunday in April (Autumn/Fall). Handy Hint: Remember to SPRING FORWARD and FALL BACK Aotearoa/New Zealand first moved the c…' --- Daylight Saving Ends Māori Myth & Legends ![maori myth and legend](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/3/9/b/2/2/39b2224a3a3bb938acbafd7e828a782d5890f8f6-maori-myth-and-legend.jpg "maori myth and legend") # Daylight Saving Ends Thursday, 4th April 2024 at 9:50am #### Remember to put your clocks BACK an hour this Sunday! In Aotearoa, Daylight Saving starts each year at 2am on the last Sunday in September (Spring) and ENDS at 3am on the first Sunday in April (Autumn/Fall). #### Handy Hint: Remember to SPRING FORWARD and FALL BACK Aotearoa/New Zealand first moved the clocks forward in Spring, 1927 - however, here is a fun fact for you: according to Māori myth and legend, Whakaora Awatea/Daylight Saving was brought about by Maui when he and his brothers captured Tamanuiterā, the sun, slowing it down in order to make the days longer, allowing people more time during the day to complete their daily tasks. Click on the following link, sourced from the Ministry of Education, to read the story of how Maui slowed the sun: Navigate - [ Home ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/) - [ About Us ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us) - [ Enrolment ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/enrolment) - [ Learning ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas) Contact Contact us: [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us)Green Bay High School 143 - 161 Godley Road, Green Bay Auckland 0643 New Zealand PO BOX 80002 | | | |---|---| | Tel | [+64 9 817 8173](tel:+6498178173) | | Absences | [Ext. 234 or press ‘1’ (one)](tel:+6498178173,234) | | Email | | | CONTACT US | [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us) | For contact details of individual staff, including Year level deans, please navigate to our [staff directory](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us/staff) Kōtuitui Community Green Bay High School is proudly part of the Kōtuitui community of learning, a learning network of 12 West Auckland schools. To learn more about the Kōtuitui community please click [HERE](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui). [![Kotuitui Community of Learning](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/themes/gbhs/images/kotuitui.svg)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Term 1 2024](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024.md) - Previous: [D1NZ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024/d1nz.md) - Next: [Debating Tournament](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024/debating-tournament.md)