New Zealand

11:28:58am

11:28 on a 24-hour clock

Thursday, 13th August 2026

NZST · UTC+12 Pacific/Auckland Standard time ☀️ Daytime

UTC offset: UTC+12
Time zone: Pacific/AucklandNZST
Sunrise: 7:14 pm
Sunset: 5:37 am
Daylight: 10 hours 22 minutes138 seconds longer than yesterday
Daylight saving: OffNext change in 44 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 zone	Now	Offset	Cities
Pacific/Auckland NZST	11:28 am	UTC+12	Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Manukau City, North Shore, Hamilton

Daylight saving

Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 27th September 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).

That is for Wellington. A country this wide can have zones with different rules — check the individual city page if it matters.

Time difference to major cities

City	Local time	24h	Difference
Los Angeles PDT	4:28 pm Wed	16:28	19 hours behind
Mexico City CST	5:28 pm Wed	17:28	18 hours behind
Chicago CDT	6:28 pm Wed	18:28	17 hours behind
New York City EDT	7:28 pm Wed	19:28	16 hours behind
Toronto EDT	7:28 pm Wed	19:28	16 hours behind
São Paulo UTC-3	8:28 pm Wed	20:28	15 hours behind
London BST	12:28 am	00:28	11 hours behind
Paris CEST	1:28 am	01:28	10 hours behind
Berlin CEST	1:28 am	01:28	10 hours behind
Johannesburg SAST	1:28 am	01:28	10 hours behind
Moscow MSK	2:28 am	02:28	9 hours behind
Cairo EEST	2:28 am	02:28	9 hours behind
Dubai UTC+4	3:28 am	03:28	8 hours behind
Delhi IST	4:58 am	04:58	6 hours 30 minutes behind
Shanghai CST	7:28 am	07:28	4 hours behind
Tokyo JST	8:28 am	08:28	3 hours behind
Sydney AEST	9:28 am	09:28	2 hours behind

Cities in New Zealand

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

Everywhere at UTC+12 All countries Convert New Zealand time

Questions people ask

What time is it in New Zealand right now?

It is 11:28 am (11:28) on Thursday, 13th August 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 forward 1 hour on Sunday, 27th September 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 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 11:28 am; Christchurch 11:28 am; Wellington 11:28 am; Manukau City 11:28 am; North Shore 11:28 am. Each of those has its own page with sunrise, sunset and daylight-saving dates.