Apparently, the earth is also spinning faster than it did 50 years ago.
This means the days are shorter. And it's creating headaches not just for scientists, but also for airline booking systems and the stock market.
So we thought we better get on one of the people responsible for Time in New Zealand.
He's affectionately known as Time Lord, but Adam Dunford's proper title is Senior Research Scientist at Callaghan Innovation which is home to New Zealand's Measurement Standards Laboratory.
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