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    Local time in New Zealand

    New Zealand

    Current local time in New Zealand — this country spans 2 time zones. The clocks below update live in your browser.

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    Time difference — Wellington

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    Differences are relative to Wellington, New Zealand, and account for daylight saving time right now.

    Time zone information for New Zealand

    Standard label
    NZST (UTC+12)
    Standard offset (Wellington)
    UTC+12
    Daylight saving time
    Observed
    Number of time zones
    2
    Capital
    Wellington
    IANA zones
    Pacific/Auckland, Pacific/Chatham

    New Zealand uses NZST (UTC+12) as its standard time across 2 IANA zones. Clocks move forward in summer for daylight saving time, so the local offset alternates seasonally around the UTC+12 standard. Times on this page are computed in your browser from the IANA time zone database, so they always match the real current time in New Zealand.