Visa Expire?

[Hopeful1988]

This is probably a very silly question but my visa Expiry date and expiry date travel is 12th December, Does this mean I can leave on the 12th or do I have to leave before then???

[ChrisMwn]

Immigration Act 2009

63 Expiry of visa
(1)
If the holder of a visa is in New Zealand, the visa expires on the earliest of—
(a)
the beginning of the day after the date specified in the visa as the expiry date:
(b)
the beginning of the day after the day on which an event specified in the visa as the event on the occurrence of which the visa will expire occurs:
(c)
the beginning of the day after the last day of the period for which the visa grants stay in New Zealand to the holder:
(d)
the beginning of the day that is 3 months after the day on which an epidemic management notice expires, if the visa—
(i)
is a temporary entry class visa to which section 78 applies; and
(ii)
has not been cancelled earlier.
(2)
If the holder of a visa is outside New Zealand, the visa expires on the earlier of—
(a)
the day and time the holder left New Zealand, if the conditions of the visa do not allow further travel to New Zealand:
(b)
the beginning of the day after the date that is specified by the conditions of the visa as the last day of the period of time within which travel is allowed to New Zealand.