Photo / Supplied, RNZWhat happens to our brain and body clock when daylight saving switches over? “Everyone has a body clock in the brain that needs to be synchronised to the sun in order to stay healthy and function well. The spring transition is the easier one - going into daylight saving time, putting the clock forward an hour “we just squash an hour out of our day”. “We’re still thinking that we should be waking an hour later with the old body clock time. If you’re organised or a sensitive sleeper you could give sleep shifting a go - starting to adjust your body clock gradually in the days leading up to daylight savings.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 04, 2026 19:38 UTC