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New ZealandLocal time in New Zealand

Wellington local time

07 : 00 : 53 AM
Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Auckland UTC+12

Tue 07:00:53 AM

Dunedin UTC+12.75

Tue 07:45:53 AM

New Zealand has a different time

Some of the cities may have different time zones, but they have the same offset and because of that they have the same local time.

Offset Local Time Example Location
UTC+12.75 Tue 07:45 AM Dunedin
UTC+12 Tue 07:00 AM Auckland

New Zealand Date And Time Formatting

Name Pattern Local Example
Culture: en-NZ, en-US
Full Date: EEEE, d MMMM y Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Long Date: d MMMM y 26 August 2025
Medium Date: d/MM/y 26/08/2025
Short Date: d/MM/yy 26/08/25
Full Time: h:mm:ss a zzzz 7:00:53 am New Zealand Standard Time
Long Time: h:mm:ss a z 7:00:53 am NZST
Medium Time: h:mm:ss a 7:00:53 am
Short Time: h:mm a 7:00 am
Time Format: 12 Hours Format 7:00 am
Note: If you want to write the full Date Time for New Zealand, you can use both (Full Date + Full Time) together to be EEEE, d MMMM y 'at' h:mm:ss a zzzz, so the full DateTime will be like
Tuesday, 26 August 2025 at 7:00:53 am New Zealand Standard Time
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Local Time in the Cities of New Zealand

There are multiple time zones in New Zealand. Because of this, some New Zealand cities will have different times from other New Zealand cities. To learn more about time zones, visit the Time Zone Map.

City Local Time
Auckland Tue07:00 AM
Christchurch Tue07:00 AM
Dunedin Tue07:45 AM
Gisborne Tue07:00 AM
Hamilton Tue07:00 AM
Hastings Tue07:00 AM
Hibiscus Coast Tue07:00 AM
Invercargill Tue07:00 AM
Lower Hutt Tue07:00 AM
Napier Tue07:00 AM
Nelson Tue07:00 AM
New Plymouth Tue07:00 AM
Palmerston North Tue07:00 AM
Porirua Tue07:00 AM
Rotorua Tue07:00 AM
Tauranga Tue07:00 AM
Upper Hutt Tue07:00 AM
Waitakere City Tue07:00 AM
Wellington Tue07:00 AM
Whanganui Tue07:00 AM
Whangārei Tue07:00 AM