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Time in New Zealand now

11:31:22AM

Wednesday, 15 April, 2026, week 16

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 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 03:00AM to 02:00AM 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 02:00AM to 03:00AM 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
Cairo	−10 hours	−10 hours
Johannesburg	−10 hours	−10 hours
Paris	−10 hours	−10 hours
Zurich	−10 hours	−10 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.