No, Mt Hikurangi/Gisborne/East Coast is.
People from the Trench of Tonga --- Kiritimati, in the Christmas Islands, followed by Chatham Island in New Zealand
New Zealand typically sees the sunrise first in the world due to its location near the International Date Line. Specifically, the Chatham Islands, part of New Zealand, experience the first sunrise each day.
The Chatham Islands, (part of New Zealand, located about 800km to the east of the main New Zealand islands), are 45 minutes ahead of the standard New Zealand time, at UTC/GMT +12:45 hours. On New Year's Day they are in Daylight time of UTC/GMT +13:45 hours, therefore they are the first place to celebrate the New Year.
New Zealand observes daylight saving time from the last Sunday of September through the first Sunday of April.
The MaoriThe Maori were the first people to settle the islands of New Zealand.
Daylight Saving Time in New Zealand begins on the last Sunday of September at 2 AM NZST and ends on the first Sunday of April at 3 AM NZDT.
No, the Maori were the first people to settle the islands we now call New Zealand.
Were it not for Daylight Savings Time, New Zealand would be 17 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. But New Zealand is on Daylight Savings Time when the U.S. is not, and the U.S. is on Daylight Savings Time when New Zealand is not (except for the few weeks when both are on Daylight Savings or Standard Time). So, during the middle of the year (approximately March/April through September/November), New Zealand is 16 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time. During the rest of the year (approximately September/November to March/April) New Zealand is 18 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. From September 26 (when New Zealand begins Daylight Savings) to November 7 (when New York ends Daylight Savings), and from March 14 (when Daylight Savings begins in New York) to April 4 (when it ends in New Zealand), New Zealand is 17 hours ahead of New York. Also, the Chatham Islands are 45 minutes ahead of mainland New Zealand. So, the Chatham Islands are 16 hours and 45 minutes ahead of Eastern Daylight Time, and 18 hours and 45 minutes ahead of Eastern Standard Time. So, in December, if it's 10 AM on a Tuesday in New York, it is 4 AM Wednesday in Auckland. In July, if it's 10 AM on a Tuesday in New York, it's 2 AM Wednesday in Auckland. From September 26 to November 7, if it's 10 AM on a Tuesday in New York, it's 3 AM Wednesday in Auckland. Also, from March 14 to April 4, if it's 10 AM on a Tuesday in New York, it's 3 AM Wednesday in Auckland.
The Polynesian ancestors of the Maori were the first people to find and settle the islands of New Zealand.
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The address of the Chatham First Inc is: Po Box 716, Chatham, VA 24531-0716
The name Moriori is given and belongs to the first peoples of the Chatham Islands, (Moriori: Rekohu, Māori: Wharekauri). These peoples descend from early Maori settlers in Aotearoa. Early mistaken scholarship produced the 'Moriori Myth'.