Time.is

Time in New Zealand now

00:23:55

Sunday 27 September 2026, week 39

New Zealand switches to daylight saving time at 02:00 on Sunday 27 September. The time is set one hour forward.
New Zealand (incl. dependent territories and outlying islands) has 5 time zones. The time zone for the capital Wellington is used here.
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Time zone info for New Zealand

UTC +12

New Zealand Standard Time (NZST)
now 16 hours ahead of New York

From 27 September 2026: UTC +13 / New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT)
The time in New Zealand can be either 16, 17 or 18 hours ahead of the time in New York, depending on the time of the year.
The IANA time zone identifier for New Zealand is Pacific/Auckland.

Sunday April 5 2026

Latest change: Winter time started

Switched to UTC +12 / New Zealand Standard Time (NZST).
The time was set back one hour from 03:00 to 02:00 local time.

Sunday September 27 2026

Next change: Summer time starts

Switching to UTC +13 / New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT).
The time will be set forward one hour from 02:00 to 03:00 local time.

Time difference
from New Zealand

Los Angeles	−19 hours	−19 hours
Chicago	−17 hours	−17 hours
New York	−16 hours	−16 hours
Toronto	−16 hours	−16 hours
São Paulo	−15 hours	−15 hours
UTC	−12 hours	−12 hours
Lagos	−11 hours	−11 hours
London	−11 hours	−11 hours
Johannesburg	−10 hours	−10 hours
Paris	−10 hours	−10 hours
Zurich	−10 hours	−10 hours
Cairo	−9 hours	−9 hours
Istanbul	−9 hours	−9 hours
Moscow	−9 hours	−9 hours
Dubai	−8 hours	−8 hours
Mumbai	−6.5 hours	−6.5 hours
Hong Kong	−4 hours	−4 hours
Shanghai	−4 hours	−4 hours
Singapore	−4 hours	−4 hours
Tokyo	−3 hours	−3 hours
Sydney	−2 hours	−2 hours

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New Zealand on the map

Continent: Oceania
Area: 268,680 km²
Capital: Wellington
Currency: Dollar (NZD)
Calling code: +64
Internet top level domain: .nz
Latitude: -42.00. Longitude: 174.00
Population: 4,886,000

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Annual average temperatures
for New Zealand 1901-2021

Each of the stripes represents one year.
Graphics by Ed Hawkins, using data from Berkeley Earth.
See showyourstripes.info.

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Time in New Zealand now

Time zone info for New Zealand

Time difference from New Zealand

New Zealand on the map

Annual average temperatures for New Zealand 1901-2021

The 24 largest cities in New Zealand

Time difference
from New Zealand

Annual average temperatures
for New Zealand 1901-2021

The 24 largest cities in
New Zealand