On 2 November 1868, New Zealand discarded its numerous local times and became the first country to regulate its time in relation to Greenwich mean time (GMT). This was the first step towards an international order of time.
''Old Father Time' cartoon', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/old-father-time-cartoon, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 25-Oct-2018
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