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Time in New Zealand now

 
 
Friday, September 25, 2026
New Zealand switches to daylight saving time at 02:00AM on Sunday, September 27. 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
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
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

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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.