New Zealand Time Zone

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What time zone is it in New Zealand?

Answer

Time zone in New Zealand
New Zealand Time (NZST, UTC+12)

Standard time is in force right now: UTC+12. Daylight time is UTC+13.

One exception: the Chatham Islands are 45 minutes ahead of the mainland — UTC+12:45 in winter and UTC+13:45 in summer.

More about the zone: New Zealand Time.

Time Zone Facts

Time zone
New Zealand Time
Abbreviations
NZST / NZDT
Standard time
UTC+12
Daylight saving time
UTC+13
Clock changes
standard time from April 5, 2026 and daylight time from September 27, 2026
Daylight saving time in effect now
No

Time Difference

UTC
12 hours ahead
Eastern Time
16 hours ahead
Central Time
17 hours ahead
Mountain Time
18 hours ahead
Pacific Time
19 hours ahead
Moscow Time
MSK+9 in standard time, MSK+10 in daylight time

Current time in New Zealand

UTC+12 — add 12 hours to UTC

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Time Zone of a Place

This reference shows what time zone a place is in: the name of the zone and its abbreviations, the UTC offset in standard and daylight time, whether the clocks change there and when, plus the difference from UTC, from the four US zones and from Moscow. For example, it can help you find out what time zone is it in New Zealand? (The answer is: New Zealand Time (NZST, UTC+12)). Pick a place or a zone (e.g. 'New Zealand') and hit the 'Find out' button.
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Time Zones: Countries

PlaceTime zone
BelarusUTC+3
BrazilUTC−2, Brasília Time, UTC−4 and UTC−5
CanadaNewfoundland Time, Atlantic Time, Eastern Time, Central Time, Mountain Time and Pacific Time
ChinaUTC+8
ColombiaUTC−5
Czech RepublicCentral European Time
EgyptEastern European Time
FinlandEastern European Time
FranceCentral European Time
Georgia (country)UTC+4
GermanyCentral European Time
GreeceEastern European Time
IndiaIndia Standard Time
IndonesiaUTC+7, UTC+8 and UTC+9
IrelandIrish Time
IsraelIsrael Time
ItalyCentral European Time
JapanJapan Standard Time
JordanUTC+3
KazakhstanUTC+5
KyrgyzstanUTC+6
MalaysiaUTC+8
MexicoMexican Central Time, Mexican Pacific Time, Mexican Northwest Time and Mexican Southeast Time
MozambiqueUTC+2
NetherlandsCentral European Time
New ZealandNew Zealand Time
ParaguayUTC−3
PortugalWestern European Time and UTC−1
RussiaKaliningrad Time, Moscow Time, Samara Time, Yekaterinburg Time, Omsk Time, Krasnoyarsk Time, Irkutsk Time, Yakutsk Time, Vladivostok Time, Magadan Time and Kamchatka Time
SerbiaCentral European Time
South AfricaSouth Africa Standard Time
South KoreaKorea Standard Time
SpainCentral European Time and Western European Time
ThailandUTC+7
TurkeyUTC+3
UkraineEastern European Time
United KingdomGreenwich Mean Time
United StatesEastern Time, Central Time, Mountain Time, Pacific Time, Alaska Time and Hawaii–Aleutian Time
UzbekistanUTC+5
VietnamUTC+7

FAQ

What time zone is it in New Zealand?

Time zone in New Zealand New Zealand Time (NZST, UTC+12)

Is daylight saving time observed in New Zealand?

Yes. This year the clocks there go to standard time from April 5, 2026 and daylight time from September 27, 2026.

What is the time difference in New Zealand compared with UTC?

Right now the clock in New Zealand is 12 hours ahead of UTC, and MSK+9 in standard time, MSK+10 in daylight time against Moscow Time.

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