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New Zealand

2:27:53am
02:27 on a 24-hour clock

Thursday, 8th October 2026

NZDT · UTC+13 Pacific/Auckland Daylight saving in effect 🌙 Night
UTC offset
UTC+13
Time zone
Pacific/AucklandNZDT
Sunrise
6:43 am
Sunset
7:33 pm
Daylight
12 hours 49 minutes163 seconds longer than yesterday
Daylight saving
OnNext change in 178 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 2:27 am 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 6:27 am Wed 06:27 20 hours behind
Mexico City CST 7:27 am Wed 07:27 19 hours behind
Chicago CDT 8:27 am Wed 08:27 18 hours behind
New York City EDT 9:27 am Wed 09:27 17 hours behind
Toronto EDT 9:27 am Wed 09:27 17 hours behind
São Paulo UTC-3 10:27 am Wed 10:27 16 hours behind
London BST 2:27 pm Wed 14:27 12 hours behind
Paris CEST 3:27 pm Wed 15:27 11 hours behind
Berlin CEST 3:27 pm Wed 15:27 11 hours behind
Johannesburg SAST 3:27 pm Wed 15:27 11 hours behind
Moscow MSK 4:27 pm Wed 16:27 10 hours behind
Cairo EEST 4:27 pm Wed 16:27 10 hours behind
Dubai UTC+4 5:27 pm Wed 17:27 9 hours behind
Delhi IST 6:57 pm Wed 18:57 7 hours 30 minutes behind
Shanghai CST 9:27 pm Wed 21:27 5 hours behind
Tokyo JST 10:27 pm Wed 22:27 4 hours behind
Sydney AEDT 12:27 am 00:27 2 hours behind

Cities in New Zealand

Auckland Auckland 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 Christchurch Canterbury 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 Wellington Wellington Region 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 Manukau City Auckland 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 North Shore Auckland 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 Hamilton Waikato Region 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 Tauranga Bay of Plenty 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 Dunedin Otago 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 Lower Hutt Wellington Region 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 Palmerston North Manawatu-Wanganui 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 New Plymouth Taranaki Region 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 Hastings Hawke's Bay Region 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 Napier Hawke's Bay Region 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 Rotorua Bay of Plenty 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 Porirua Wellington Region 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 Invercargill Southland 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 Papatoetoe Auckland 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 Nelson Nelson Region 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 Whangarei Northland 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 Whanganui Manawatu-Wanganui 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 Upper Hutt Wellington Region 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 Manurewa Auckland 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 Gisborne Gisborne 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13 Papakura Auckland 2:27am 🌙 Thu UTC+13

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Questions people ask

What time is it in New Zealand right now?

It is 2:27 am (02:27) on Thursday, 8th October 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 2:27 am; Christchurch 2:27 am; Wellington 2:27 am; Manukau City 2:27 am; North Shore 2:27 am. Each of those has its own page with sunrise, sunset and daylight-saving dates.