New Zealand Standard Time Now

What Time is it in New Zealand Standard Time Now?

Many of those who ask what time is it in New Zealand Standard Time now want to make a call at a more convenient time.

You can compare the time of this time pattern with the exact time in different cities around the world.

Use our time zone converter below:

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Dubai	−8 hours	−8 hours
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Hong Kong	−4 hours	−4 hours
Shanghai	−4 hours	−4 hours
Singapore	−4 hours	−4 hours
Tokyo	−3 hours	−3 hours
Sydney	−1 hours	−1 hours

What is New Zealand Time Zone?

You need to keep in mind that New Zealand Time zone is an identifier for a time offset that is 12 hours ahead of the UTC time zone.

This time pattern is maintained using highly accurate atomic clocks matched to the Earth's rotation.

In this section, you will learn key facts about this time zone and stay well informed.

The IANA time zone identifier used is Etc/GMT-12.

Please be aware that Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not used in this time zone.

During the summer, clocks go forward one hour to the UTC+13 offset and New Zealand Daylight Time is used.

About This Time Pattern

Abbreviation: NZST Time
Time Offset: UTC+12, UTC+12:00
Standard Time Ends: Last Sunday in September, 01:00 UTC (clocks go forward one hour).
Standard Time Began: 1st Sunday in April, 01:00 UTC (clocks went back one hour).

New Zealand Time Zone Map

This time zone is a time offset that adds 12 hours to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by this time zone.

Its main cities and territories are:

In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by the time zone.

This time offset is also observed during standard time and daylight saving time for various geographic regions.

You need to be very careful finding these time zones that may have different names and abbreviations, but have the same UTC offset:

Anadyr Time (ANAT)
Fiji Time (FJT)
Gilbert Island Time (GILT)
Magadan Time (MAGT)
Marshall Islands Time (MHT)
Kamchatka Time (PETT)
Tuvalu Time (TVT)
Wake Island Time (WAKT)
Mike Time Zone (M)

Main Countries

This time zone is used in the following country:

New Zealand

In New Zealand, this time zone is used throughout the country.

New Zealand's associated states – the Cook Islands and Niue – and the dependent territory of Tokelau use several different time zones at their own discretion.

In New Zealand, the current time in UTC+1200 is present in the territories of Stewart Island, Rakiura, Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station (Antarctica), McMurdo Station (Antarctica) and Ross Dependency (Antarctica).

What Time is it in New Zealand Standard Time Now?

What is New Zealand Time Zone?

New Zealand Time Zone Map

Main Countries

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