New Zealand Time
Current local time now in New Zealand
Daylight Saving Time (DST) rules
New Zealand Standard Time zone is 12 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+12).
The time for the Chatham Islands archipelago, the smallest region of New Zealand, is 45 minutes in advance of New Zealand Standard Time.
Does New Zealand observe Daylight Saving / Summer Time?
New Zealand operates Daylight Saving Time. Note that New Zealand is in the Southern Hemisphere and that "Summer Time" runs from September to April.
- New Zealand Standard Time GMT+12 starts: First Sunday in April.
- New Zealand Summer Time GMT+13 starts: Last Sunday in September.
Daylight Saving Time in New ZealandNew Zealand Standard Time is currently defined in the Time Act 1974 as meaning the 12 hours in advance of Co-ordinated Universal Time. The Department of Internal Affairs administers the Act. |
