[tz] [PROPOSED] Guess that Tonga has canceled DST

[Brian Inglis]

On 2017-10-24 18:14, World Time Zone wrote:
> Just got an email
> (Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 11:18:00 +1300)
> 
> from Andrew Toimoana (Director of Information, Tonga)
> <atoimoana at mic.gov.to>
> 
> with CC to Tonga Meteorological Service 'Ofa Faanunu' <ofaf at met.gov.to> and
> Paula Ma'u - new Secretary for Information & Communications 'Paula Ma'ú'
> <paulm at mic.gov.to>
> 
> who stated that " ... the Government of Tonga won't be observing the Daylight
> saving this year, unless there will be a cabinet direction given later on
> regarding this subject ...."

Could Tonga government authorities please have *"tz at iana.org"* added to their
official notification list for all announcements on time topics, which should
already include their country's airport, airline, and travel authorities, IATA,
etc.

This will ensure that all major systems, mobile phone, and travel software
vendors get timely notices and forewarning to provide system updates.

Could they please also include any available links to official decision notices
on government web sites, and also forward this to their counterparts in other
countries, so we can all agree on scheduled travel and meeting times.

All phone and computer users in, and business and vacation visitors to, Tonga
would greatly appreciate their ongoing cooperation.

At the very least Apple, IANA, Microsoft, and Oracle staff monitor and
participate on this mailing list, to ensure their organizations have correct
information and maximum possible notice to process and distribute updates, to
ensure that all systems from the largest servers to personal phones can display
the correct current time in Tonga.

(Any other major organizations' staff should be encouraged to mention their
affiliation on the list.)

[CC to Tonga authorities mentioned]

> ###########################################################
> Alexander,
> 
> Please note that the Government of Tonga won't be observing the Day light
> saving this year, unless there will be a cabinet direction given later on
> regarding this subject.  Should you have any other questions, please let me
> know .
> 
> Kind Regards
> 
> Andrew.
> 
> ##########################################################
> 
> On 10/18/2017 2:24 PM, Paul Eggert wrote:
>> (Thanks to David Wade.)
>> * NEWS, australasia (Tonga): Guess DST has been canceled.

>> +  Tonga likely switches from +13/+14 to +13 on 2017-11-05.

>> +    Tonga has likely ended its experiment with DST, and will not
>> +    adjust its clocks on 2017-11-05.  Although Tonga has not announced
>> +    whether it will continue to observe DST, the IATA is assuming that
>> +    it will not.  (Thanks to David Wade.)

>>   # Assume Tonga will observe DST from the first Sunday in November at 02:00
>>   # through the third Sunday in January at 03:00, like Fiji, for now.
>>
>> +# From David Wade (2017-10-18):
>> +# In August government was disolved by the King.  The current prime minister
>> +# continued in office in care taker mode.  It is easy to see that few
>> +# decisions will be made until elections 16th November.
>> +#
>> +# From Paul Eggert (2017-10-18):
>> +# For now, guess that DST is discontinued.  That's what the IATA is guessing.

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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada