--- a/components/timezone/australasia	Mon Feb 11 10:12:25 2013 -0800
+++ b/components/timezone/australasia	Mon Feb 11 13:25:41 2013 -0500
@@ -628,6 +628,23 @@
 # Although Samoa has used Daylight Saving Time in the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012
 # seasons, there is not yet any indication that this trend will continue on
 # a regular basis. For now, we have explicitly listed the transitions below.
+#
+# From Nicky (2012-09-10):
+# Daylight Saving Time commences on Sunday 30th September 2012 and
+# ends on Sunday 7th of April 2013.
+#
+# Please find link below for more information.
+# http://www.mcil.gov.ws/mcil_publications.html
+#
+# That publication also includes dates for Summer of 2013/4 as well
+# which give the impression of a pattern in selecting dates for the
+# future, so for now, we will guess this will continue.
+
+# Western Samoa
+# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
+Rule	WS	2012	max	-	Sep	lastSun	3:00	1	D
+Rule	WS	2012	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	4:00	0	-
+# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Pacific/Apia	 12:33:04 -	LMT	1879 Jul  5
 			-11:26:56 -	LMT	1911
 			-11:30	-	SAMT	1950		# Samoa Time
@@ -635,8 +652,8 @@
 			-11:00	1:00	WSDT	2011 Apr 2 4:00
 			-11:00	-	WST	2011 Sep 24 3:00
 			-11:00	1:00	WSDT	2011 Dec 30
-			 13:00	1:00	WSDT	2012 Apr 1 4:00
-			 13:00	-	WST
+			 13:00	1:00	WSDT	2012 Apr Sun>=1 4:00
+			 13:00	WS	WS%sT
 
 # Solomon Is
 # excludes Bougainville, for which see Papua New Guinea