The idea of daylight saving wasfirst proposed in 1895 in New Zealand, but it wasn't put into practice until World War I, when Germany used it as a way to save electricity on lighting. The US followed suit, signing DST into law in 1918 to save energy during the war. But it was quic...
New Zealand artists top the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand’s (RIANZ) end-of-year album and singles charts, released today (Dec. 21). The biggest-selling album of the year was Brooke Fraser’s “What to Do With Daylight” (Sony BMG Entertainment) while Ben Lummis, winner ...