Tim Armstrong

At the start of daylight savings for this summer season we look at the challenges of measuring time and the tricky hurdle of leap seconds. Audio

Today will be one second longer as 'leap second day' sees an adjustment to time. At midday today clocks were delayed for a second. It's done to allow the Earth's rotation to catch up with atomic time… Audio

Have you noticed a difference in Radio New Zealand's time pips? Audio

You've heard of a leap year, but what about a leap second? Leap seconds were created in 1972 as part of the shift to atomic time. Audio

Leap seconds were created in 1972 and are added at irregular intervals to the atomic time scale Audio

Discussing recent Kiwibank branch closures are Redwood resident Tim Armstrong, Christchurch city councillor Yani Johanson and NZ Post head of retail operations and marketing Scott Pollard. Audio