[tz] Tonga returns to DST on 2016-11-06
Tim Parenti
tim at timtimeonline.com
Thu Oct 27 03:49:00 UTC 2016
Tonga will observe DST from 2016-11-06 02:00 until 2017-01-15 03:00, in
line with Fiji.
http://mic.gov.to/news-today/press-releases/6375-daylight-saving-set-to-run-from-6-november-2016-to-15-january-2017
This came through as a pull request on the Github repo:
https://github.com/eggert/tz/pull/19
Originally submitted patch and proposed follow-up attached.
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Tim Parenti
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From 2b7081316d06be1bccae3121674ee9b50aec196b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pulu <pulu at afe.to>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 00:42:47 +1300
Subject: Add new Daylight savings info for Tonga per mentioned govt release
---
australasia | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/australasia b/australasia
index 85d3632..522869c 100644
--- a/australasia
+++ b/australasia
@@ -702,6 +702,8 @@ Rule Tonga 1999 only - Oct 7 2:00s 1:00 S
Rule Tonga 2000 only - Mar 19 2:00s 0 -
Rule Tonga 2000 2001 - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S
Rule Tonga 2001 2002 - Jan lastSun 2:00 0 -
+Rule Tonga 2016 max - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S
+Rule Tonga 2017 max - Jan Sun>=15 3:00 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Tongatapu 12:19:20 - LMT 1901
12:20 - TOT 1941 # Tonga Time
@@ -1715,6 +1717,11 @@ Zone Pacific/Wallis 12:15:20 - LMT 1901
# From Pulu 'Anau (2002-11-05):
# The law was for 3 years, supposedly to get renewed. It wasn't.
+# From http://mic.gov.to/news-today/press-releases/6375-daylight-saving-set-to-run-from-6-november-2016-to-15-january-2017
+# via Pulu 'Anau
+# Cannot find anyone who knows the rules, has seen the duration or
+# has seen the cabinet decision, but it appears we are following Fiji's rule
+# set, coded accordingly.
# Wake
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From 325209fab7949675a588eb034f10dfa04a049115 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Parenti <tim at timtimeonline.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 23:40:57 -0400
Subject: * australasia (Tonga): Update commentary for 2016-2017 DST.
* NEWS: Mention the change.
---
NEWS | 7 +++++++
australasia | 10 +++++++---
2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0eb56dd..e6e2d55 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ News for the tz database
Unreleased, experimental changes
+ Changes to future time stamps
+
+ Pacific/Tongatapu begins DST on 2016-11-06 at 02:00, ending on
+ 2017-01-15 at 03:00. Assume future observances in Tonga will be
+ from the first Sunday in November through the third Sunday in
+ January, like Fiji. (Thanks to Pulu 'Anau.)
+
Changes to past time stamps
Pre-1975 rules for daylight saving in Italy have been changed to
diff --git a/australasia b/australasia
index 522869c..103aa74 100644
--- a/australasia
+++ b/australasia
@@ -1717,11 +1717,15 @@ Zone Pacific/Wallis 12:15:20 - LMT 1901
# From Pulu 'Anau (2002-11-05):
# The law was for 3 years, supposedly to get renewed. It wasn't.
-# From http://mic.gov.to/news-today/press-releases/6375-daylight-saving-set-to-run-from-6-november-2016-to-15-january-2017
-# via Pulu 'Anau
+# From Pulu 'Anau (2016-10-27):
+# http://mic.gov.to/news-today/press-releases/6375-daylight-saving-set-to-run-from-6-november-2016-to-15-january-2017
# Cannot find anyone who knows the rules, has seen the duration or
# has seen the cabinet decision, but it appears we are following Fiji's rule
-# set, coded accordingly.
+# set.
+#
+# From Tim Parenti (2016-10-26):
+# 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.
# Wake
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