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Date: Thursday, 1 November, 2018
Time: 5:45pm to 6:45pm
Cost: Free. You don't need to book.
Location: Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Thorndon
Join historian Gerard Morris as he takes us through the history of the adoption of New … View moreDate: Thursday, 1 November, 2018
Time: 5:45pm to 6:45pm
Cost: Free. You don't need to book.
Location: Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Thorndon
Join historian Gerard Morris as he takes us through the history of the adoption of New Zealand Standard Time, and Chief Executive of the National Measurement Institute of Australia, Dr Bruce Warrington, who will detail the science behind standard time and the technological innovations such as GPS it enables.
1886 first Cook Strait cable was the beginning
In 1866, the first cable across Cook Strait was laid and regions between Napier and Bluff became connected by telegraph. Variations in operating hours at the relaying and receiving offices along the line initially hinder the smooth transmission of messages.
So, in 1868 the Telegraph Department proclaimed that all offices had to adopt Wellington time.
This move lead to a parliamentary decree establishing a single time for the whole country — the first implementation of standard time in the world, which came into effect on November 2, 1868.
About the speakers
Gerard Morris is a faculty member at Ara Institute in Christchurch and teaches Cultural Studies. He has been a researcher for 40 years and is a member of the Professional Historians Association of New Zealand Aotearoa. His 2012 Masters’ thesis is titled Time and the Making of New Zealand.
Dr Bruce Warrington, Chief Metrologist and CEO of the National Measurement Institute, Australia, a counterpart to and partner of NZ’s Measurement Standards Laboratory. A graduate of the University of Otago, he completed a DPhil in Oxford on atomic physics research and worked with CSIRO in Sydney on the development of atomic clocks
Metlink is monitoring today's strike action by some members of the Tramways Union and is in constant contact with our operators.
- School services have not been affected.
- Services in Porirua are unaffected.
- 98% of services are operating in Wellington city.
Please check RTI on our … View moreMetlink is monitoring today's strike action by some members of the Tramways Union and is in constant contact with our operators.
- School services have not been affected.
- Services in Porirua are unaffected.
- 98% of services are operating in Wellington city.
Please check RTI on our website for up to date information on your travel.
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Wellington city, Hutt Valley and Porirua bus customers could face disruption to their travel from Thursday 25 October due to a bus driver strike by members of the Tramways Union.
Please plan before you travel and check the Metlink Commuter App or our website for cancelled services. Note that … View moreWellington city, Hutt Valley and Porirua bus customers could face disruption to their travel from Thursday 25 October due to a bus driver strike by members of the Tramways Union.
Please plan before you travel and check the Metlink Commuter App or our website for cancelled services. Note that other services may experience heavy patronage demand and delays.
We will keep you updated on our website and social media. For more information visit our website.
Great news! A boy who went missing overnight in Wellington has been found.
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Some of Wellington's bus drivers will strike from tomorrow, but exactly how many are set to down tools remains unclear. The routes which will be affected are operated by Tranzurban, which has been unable to reach a collective agreement with the Tramways Union.
How can I check?
- Public … View moreSome of Wellington's bus drivers will strike from tomorrow, but exactly how many are set to down tools remains unclear. The routes which will be affected are operated by Tranzurban, which has been unable to reach a collective agreement with the Tramways Union.
How can I check?
- Public transport provider Metlink is also unsure how the strike will play out, and is urging commuters to check their bus route before they travel. They can do this on the Metlink app or website, which the organisation says will be kept as up-to-date as possible throughout the strike. Alternatively call the Metlink team on 0800 801 700.
- The only Wellington City routes operated by Tranzurban are numbers 1, 7, 17, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 29. The rest of Wellington City routes are operated by NZ Bus, whose drivers will not strike despite a deal not being reached there either. Full list of affected lines here.
While the strike is set down to end on November 30, union secretary Kevin O'Sullivan says that was an arbitrary date chosen only because strike notices legally required an end date.
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