New Zealand Time Zone

Time Zone of a Place
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What is the New Zealand Time Zone?

Answer

New Zealand Time Zone
UTC+12 (NZST) and UTC+13 (NZDT)

The same offset as a plain number: UTC+12.

Time Zone Facts

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

Where This Zone Applies

Everywhere in this zone the clocks change twice a year.
PlaceStandard timeClock changes
New ZealandUTC+12Yes

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 the zone

UTC+12 — add 12 hours to UTC

Related Calculations

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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 is the New Zealand Time Zone? (The answer is: UTC+12 (NZST) and UTC+13 (NZDT)). Pick a place or a zone (e.g. 'New Zealand Time') and hit the 'Find out' button.
Time Zone of a Place
Time zone of

Named Time Zones

Time zoneStandard timeDaylight saving time
Australian Central TimeUTC+9:30UTC+10:30
Australian Eastern TimeUTC+10UTC+11
Australian Western TimeUTC+8not observed
Brasília TimeUTC−3not observed
Central European TimeUTC+1UTC+2
Central TimeUTC−6UTC−5
Chamorro TimeUTC+10not observed
East Africa TimeUTC+3not observed
Eastern European TimeUTC+2UTC+3
Eastern TimeUTC−5UTC−4
Greenwich Mean TimeUTCUTC+1
Hawaii–Aleutian TimeUTC−10not observed
Hong Kong TimeUTC+8not observed
India Standard TimeUTC+5:30not observed
Irish TimeUTCUTC+1
Irkutsk TimeUTC+8not observed
Israel TimeUTC+2UTC+3
Japan Standard TimeUTC+9not observed
Kaliningrad TimeUTC+2not observed
Kamchatka TimeUTC+12not observed
Korea Standard TimeUTC+9not observed
Krasnoyarsk TimeUTC+7not observed
Magadan TimeUTC+11not observed
Mexican Central TimeUTC−6not observed
Mexican Northwest TimeUTC−8UTC−7
Mexican Pacific TimeUTC−7not observed
Mexican Southeast TimeUTC−5not observed
Moscow TimeUTC+3not observed
Mountain TimeUTC−7UTC−6
Newfoundland TimeUTC−3:30UTC−2:30
New Zealand TimeUTC+12UTC+13
Omsk TimeUTC+6not observed
Pacific TimeUTC−8UTC−7
Samara TimeUTC+4not observed
Samoa TimeUTC−11not observed
South Africa Standard TimeUTC+2not observed
Vladivostok TimeUTC+10not observed
Western European TimeUTCUTC+1
Yakutsk TimeUTC+9not observed
Yekaterinburg TimeUTC+5not observed

FAQ

What is the New Zealand Time Zone?

New Zealand Time Zone UTC+12 (NZST) and UTC+13 (NZDT)

Where does the New Zealand Time Zone apply?

Among the places in this reference: New Zealand.

Do the clocks change in the New Zealand Time Zone?

Yes: UTC+12 in standard time and UTC+13 in daylight time. Everywhere in this zone the clocks change twice a year.

What does NZST stand for?

NZST is the standard time of the zone (UTC+12), and NZDT its daylight time (UTC+13).

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