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New Zealand

4:21:27pm
16:21 on a 24-hour clock

Friday, 2nd October 2026

NZDT · UTC+13 Pacific/Auckland Daylight saving in effect ☀️ Daytime
UTC offset
UTC+13
Time zone
Pacific/AucklandNZDT
Sunrise
6:53 am
Sunset
7:27 pm
Daylight
12 hours 33 minutes164 seconds longer than yesterday
Daylight saving
OnNext change in 183 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 4:21 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 8:21 pm Thu 20:21 20 hours behind
Mexico City CST 9:21 pm Thu 21:21 19 hours behind
Chicago CDT 10:21 pm Thu 22:21 18 hours behind
New York City EDT 11:21 pm Thu 23:21 17 hours behind
Toronto EDT 11:21 pm Thu 23:21 17 hours behind
São Paulo UTC-3 12:21 am 00:21 16 hours behind
London BST 4:21 am 04:21 12 hours behind
Paris CEST 5:21 am 05:21 11 hours behind
Berlin CEST 5:21 am 05:21 11 hours behind
Johannesburg SAST 5:21 am 05:21 11 hours behind
Moscow MSK 6:21 am 06:21 10 hours behind
Cairo EEST 6:21 am 06:21 10 hours behind
Dubai UTC+4 7:21 am 07:21 9 hours behind
Delhi IST 8:51 am 08:51 7 hours 30 minutes behind
Shanghai CST 11:21 am 11:21 5 hours behind
Tokyo JST 12:21 pm 12:21 4 hours behind
Sydney AEST 1:21 pm 13:21 3 hours behind

Cities in New Zealand

Auckland Auckland 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 Christchurch Canterbury 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 Wellington Wellington Region 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 Manukau City Auckland 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 North Shore Auckland 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 Hamilton Waikato Region 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 Tauranga Bay of Plenty 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 Dunedin Otago 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 Lower Hutt Wellington Region 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 Palmerston North Manawatu-Wanganui 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 New Plymouth Taranaki Region 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 Hastings Hawke's Bay Region 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 Napier Hawke's Bay Region 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 Rotorua Bay of Plenty 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 Porirua Wellington Region 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 Invercargill Southland 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 Papatoetoe Auckland 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 Nelson Nelson Region 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 Whangarei Northland 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 Whanganui Manawatu-Wanganui 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 Upper Hutt Wellington Region 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 Manurewa Auckland 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 Gisborne Gisborne 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13 Papakura Auckland 4:21pm ☀️ Fri UTC+13

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Questions people ask

What time is it in New Zealand right now?

It is 4:21 pm (16:21) on Friday, 2nd 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 4:21 pm; Christchurch 4:21 pm; Wellington 4:21 pm; Manukau City 4:21 pm; North Shore 4:21 pm. Each of those has its own page with sunrise, sunset and daylight-saving dates.