30 years of the metric system
Published: 13.02.2007
Late last year saw the metric system turn 30 years old in New Zealand.
The change from the imperial system to the metric system started in 1969 with the establishment of the Metric Advisory Board (MAB) which made the change over to the metric system over seven years. The Weights and Measures Amendment Act became law on the 14 December 1976.
Today metrication is the internationally recognised system of measurement that forms the basis of international trade. It has become critical to New Zealand’s international trade, as a significant amount of the goods we trade are measured by length, weight and volume in the metric system.
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