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New Zealand keeps NZST, UTC+12 in winter and NZDT, UTC+13 in summer. The Chatham Islands run 45 minutes ahead of the mainland. The clock above shows New Zealand's time live, with seconds.

Updated 2 October 2026 · Time zone data 2026e · Sources

Time zones in New Zealand

The table gives New Zealand's standard and daylight time, with the Chatham Islands' time beside it. Both change their clocks on the same nights. The buttons under the clock move the main clock to either one.

Time zone	Standard time	Daylight saving time
New Zealand TimeAuckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Manukau City	NZST, UTC+12	NZDT, UTC+13
Chatham TimeChatham	UTC+12:45	UTC+13:45

Current time in major New Zealand cities

Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Tauranga and Dunedin all keep New Zealand time. Pick a city to put it on the main clock. The Chatham Islands have their own button under the clock.

When the clocks change in New Zealand

Clocks change twice a year everywhere in New Zealand.

Time zone	Clock changes
New Zealand Time	On Sunday 27 September 2026 at 2:00 AM, clocks went forward one hour, to NZDT. On Sunday 4 April 2027 at 3:00 AM, clocks go back one hour, to NZST. On Sunday 26 September 2027 at 2:00 AM, clocks go forward one hour, to NZDT.
Chatham Time	On Sunday 27 September 2026 at 2:45 AM, clocks went forward one hour, to UTC+13:45. On Sunday 4 April 2027 at 3:45 AM, clocks go back one hour, to UTC+12:45. On Sunday 26 September 2027 at 2:45 AM, clocks go forward one hour, to UTC+13:45.

Daylight saving dates around the world

How many hours ahead or behind Auckland

On 7 October 2026, Sydney is 2 hours behind Auckland.

City	Difference from Auckland
Sydney	2 hours behind
London	12 hours behind
Los Angeles	20 hours behind
New York	17 hours behind
Tokyo	4 hours behind
Singapore	5 hours behind
Fiji	1 hour behind
Apia	Same time
Your time zone	Detected after this page loads

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What sets New Zealand's clocks

The Chatham Islands' 45 minutes: +45 minahead of New Zealand standard time, in every season; The Time Act sets the Chatham Islands' time 45 minutes ahead of New Zealand standard time. That puts the islands on UTC+12:45 in winter and UTC+13:45 in summer. Neither the Act nor the time zone database gives the islands' time a code. That is why the table shows a bare offset for them.; Sources New Zealand Legislation, Time Act 1974, IANA time zone database, Australasia zones file
The law behind the clock change: s. 4of the Time Act lets an Order in Council set daylight time; The Time Act fixes New Zealand standard time. It lets the Governor-General declare daylight time by Order in Council. The current Order starts daylight time at two in the morning on the last Sunday in September. It runs until the first Sunday in April. The Act also keeps a worker's pay whole when the spring change cuts the hours they work that day.; Sources New Zealand Legislation, Time Act 1974, New Zealand Legislation, New Zealand Daylight Time Order 2007, New Zealand Government, Daylight saving in NZ
Scott Base keeps New Zealand time: 3,800 kmsouth of Christchurch, on the same clock; Scott Base, New Zealand's only Antarctic research station, keeps New Zealand time. It sits on Ross Island, about 3,800 km south of Christchurch. The time zone database puts it on Auckland's clock, with the American McMurdo Station on the same island. So the base moves its clocks forward and back on the same nights as Wellington.; Sources Antarctica New Zealand, Scott Base, IANA time zone database, Australasia zones file, IANA time zone database, Antarctica zones file
Who keeps the time: MSLkeeps New Zealand's time standard in Lower Hutt; The Measurement Standards Laboratory keeps New Zealand's time standard. It is the country's national metrology institute, based in Lower Hutt. The standard rests on caesium atomic clocks. The laboratory's internet time servers for New Zealand users are synchronised to it.; Sources Measurement Standards Laboratory, New Zealand Time, Measurement Standards Laboratory, MSL NTP Server, Measurement Standards Laboratory, About Us

Questions about time in New Zealand

What time is it in New Zealand now?

The clock at the top of this page shows New Zealand's time now, to the second. In winter the country keeps NZST, UTC+12. From the last Sunday in September to the first Sunday in April it keeps NZDT, UTC+13. Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch all show the same time. Only the Chatham Islands differ, running 45 minutes ahead of Wellington.

When does daylight saving start and end in New Zealand?

Daylight saving starts at two in the morning on the last Sunday in September. Clocks go forward an hour, to NZDT, UTC+13. It ends on the first Sunday in April, when clocks go back from three to two. The Chatham Islands change on the same nights. An Order in Council under the Time Act sets these dates.

What is the time difference between New Zealand and Australia?

Auckland is 2 hours ahead of Sydney for most of the year. New Zealand moves its clocks forward a week before Sydney. For that week the gap is three hours. Brisbane does not change its clocks. It is two hours behind Auckland in the New Zealand winter and three in summer.

What is the time difference between New Zealand and the UK?

Auckland is 13 hours ahead of London from late October to late March. From early April to late September it is 11 hours ahead. Between those spells the gap is 12 hours. That lasts about four weeks from late September and one week from late March. So a morning call from London reaches New Zealand in the evening.

What is the time difference between New Zealand and the US?

Auckland is 18 hours ahead of New York from early November to early March. From early April to late September it is 16 hours ahead. In the weeks between, it is 17 hours ahead. Los Angeles is three hours further behind in every season. The gap swings because New Zealand's summer is the American winter.

Time zone names for developers

IANA zone	Standard time	Daylight saving time
Pacific/Auckland	NZST, UTC+12	Yes
Pacific/Chatham	UTC+12:45	Yes

Sources

We checked each fact on this page against these sources on 2 October 2026. Times, offsets and clock changes come from the time zone database.