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New Zealand

6:15:43am
06:15 on a 24-hour clock

Monday, 28th September 2026

NZDT · UTC+13 Pacific/Auckland Daylight saving in effect 🌙 Night
UTC offset
UTC+13
Time zone
Pacific/AucklandNZDT
Sunrise
7:00 am
Sunset
7:22 pm
Daylight
12 hours 22 minutes164 seconds longer than yesterday
Daylight saving
OnNext change in 187 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 6:15 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 10:15 am Sun 10:15 20 hours behind
Mexico City CST 11:15 am Sun 11:15 19 hours behind
Chicago CDT 12:15 pm Sun 12:15 18 hours behind
New York City EDT 1:15 pm Sun 13:15 17 hours behind
Toronto EDT 1:15 pm Sun 13:15 17 hours behind
São Paulo UTC-3 2:15 pm Sun 14:15 16 hours behind
London BST 6:15 pm Sun 18:15 12 hours behind
Paris CEST 7:15 pm Sun 19:15 11 hours behind
Berlin CEST 7:15 pm Sun 19:15 11 hours behind
Johannesburg SAST 7:15 pm Sun 19:15 11 hours behind
Moscow MSK 8:15 pm Sun 20:15 10 hours behind
Cairo EEST 8:15 pm Sun 20:15 10 hours behind
Dubai UTC+4 9:15 pm Sun 21:15 9 hours behind
Delhi IST 10:45 pm Sun 22:45 7 hours 30 minutes behind
Shanghai CST 1:15 am 01:15 5 hours behind
Tokyo JST 2:15 am 02:15 4 hours behind
Sydney AEST 3:15 am 03:15 3 hours behind

Cities in New Zealand

Auckland Auckland 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 Christchurch Canterbury 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 Wellington Wellington Region 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 Manukau City Auckland 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 North Shore Auckland 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 Hamilton Waikato Region 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 Tauranga Bay of Plenty 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 Dunedin Otago 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 Lower Hutt Wellington Region 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 Palmerston North Manawatu-Wanganui 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 New Plymouth Taranaki Region 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 Hastings Hawke's Bay Region 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 Napier Hawke's Bay Region 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 Rotorua Bay of Plenty 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 Porirua Wellington Region 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 Invercargill Southland 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 Papatoetoe Auckland 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 Nelson Nelson Region 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 Whangarei Northland 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 Whanganui Manawatu-Wanganui 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 Upper Hutt Wellington Region 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 Manurewa Auckland 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 Gisborne Gisborne 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13 Papakura Auckland 6:15am 🌅 Mon UTC+13

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Questions people ask

What time is it in New Zealand right now?

It is 6:15 am (06:15) on Monday, 28th 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 6:15 am; Christchurch 6:15 am; Wellington 6:15 am; Manukau City 6:15 am; North Shore 6:15 am. Each of those has its own page with sunrise, sunset and daylight-saving dates.