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New Zealand

10:25:38pm
22:25 on a 24-hour clock

Sunday, 27th September 2026

NZDT · UTC+13 Pacific/Auckland Daylight saving in effect 🌙 Night
UTC offset
UTC+13
Time zone
Pacific/AucklandNZDT
Sunrise
7:02 am
Sunset
7:21 pm
Daylight
12 hours 19 minutes157 seconds longer than yesterday
Daylight saving
OnNext change in 188 days

New Zealand has 2 time zones

The clock above is Wellington. Here is every zone in the country, live, with the cities in each.

Time zoneNowOffsetCities
Pacific/Auckland NZDT 10:25 pm UTC+13 Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Manukau City, North Shore, Hamilton

Daylight saving

Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 4th April 2027, at 2:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change).

That is for Wellington. A country this wide can have zones with different rules, so check the individual city page if it matters.

Time difference to major cities

CityLocal time24hDifference
Los Angeles PDT 2:25 am 02:25 20 hours behind
Mexico City CST 3:25 am 03:25 19 hours behind
Chicago CDT 4:25 am 04:25 18 hours behind
New York City EDT 5:25 am 05:25 17 hours behind
Toronto EDT 5:25 am 05:25 17 hours behind
São Paulo UTC-3 6:25 am 06:25 16 hours behind
London BST 10:25 am 10:25 12 hours behind
Paris CEST 11:25 am 11:25 11 hours behind
Berlin CEST 11:25 am 11:25 11 hours behind
Johannesburg SAST 11:25 am 11:25 11 hours behind
Moscow MSK 12:25 pm 12:25 10 hours behind
Cairo EEST 12:25 pm 12:25 10 hours behind
Dubai UTC+4 1:25 pm 13:25 9 hours behind
Delhi IST 2:55 pm 14:55 7 hours 30 minutes behind
Shanghai CST 5:25 pm 17:25 5 hours behind
Tokyo JST 6:25 pm 18:25 4 hours behind
Sydney AEST 7:25 pm 19:25 3 hours behind

Cities in New Zealand

Auckland Auckland 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 Christchurch Canterbury 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 Wellington Wellington Region 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 Manukau City Auckland 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 North Shore Auckland 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 Hamilton Waikato Region 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 Tauranga Bay of Plenty 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 Dunedin Otago 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 Lower Hutt Wellington Region 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 Palmerston North Manawatu-Wanganui 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 New Plymouth Taranaki Region 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 Hastings Hawke's Bay Region 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 Napier Hawke's Bay Region 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 Rotorua Bay of Plenty 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 Porirua Wellington Region 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 Invercargill Southland 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 Papatoetoe Auckland 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 Nelson Nelson Region 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 Whangarei Northland 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 Whanganui Manawatu-Wanganui 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 Upper Hutt Wellington Region 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 Manurewa Auckland 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 Gisborne Gisborne 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13 Papakura Auckland 10:25pm 🌙 Sun UTC+13

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Questions people ask

What time is it in New Zealand right now?

It is 10:25 pm (22:25) on Sunday, 27th September 2026 in Wellington. New Zealand spans 2 time zones, so the answer depends on where in the country you mean: the table on this page lists every zone with a live clock.

How many time zones does New Zealand have?

New Zealand has 2 time zones: Pacific/Auckland, Pacific/Chatham.

Does New Zealand observe daylight saving time?

Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 4th April 2027, at 2:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change). Note that this applies to the capital; a country this wide can have zones that differ.

What is the time in the biggest cities in New Zealand?

Right now: Auckland 10:25 pm; Christchurch 10:25 pm; Wellington 10:25 pm; Manukau City 10:25 pm; North Shore 10:25 pm. Each of those has its own page with sunrise, sunset and daylight-saving dates.