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New ZealandLocal time in New Zealand

Wellington local time

08 : 47 : 26 AM
Friday, September 19, 2025

Auckland UTC+12

Fri 08:47:26 AM

Dunedin UTC+12.75

Fri 09:32:26 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 Fri 09:32 AM Dunedin
UTC+12 Fri 08:47 AM Auckland

New Zealand Date And Time Formatting

Name Pattern Local Example
Culture: en-NZ, en-US
Full Date: EEEE, d MMMM y Friday, 19 September 2025
Long Date: d MMMM y 19 September 2025
Medium Date: d/MM/y 19/09/2025
Short Date: d/MM/yy 19/09/25
Full Time: h:mm:ss a zzzz 8:47:26 am New Zealand Standard Time
Long Time: h:mm:ss a z 8:47:26 am NZST
Medium Time: h:mm:ss a 8:47:26 am
Short Time: h:mm a 8:47 am
Time Format: 12 Hours Format 8:47 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
Friday, 19 September 2025 at 8:47:26 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 Fri08:47 AM
Christchurch Fri08:47 AM
Dunedin Fri09:32 AM
Gisborne Fri08:47 AM
Hamilton Fri08:47 AM
Hastings Fri08:47 AM
Hibiscus Coast Fri08:47 AM
Invercargill Fri08:47 AM
Lower Hutt Fri08:47 AM
Napier Fri08:47 AM
Nelson Fri08:47 AM
New Plymouth Fri08:47 AM
Palmerston North Fri08:47 AM
Porirua Fri08:47 AM
Rotorua Fri08:47 AM
Tauranga Fri08:47 AM
Upper Hutt Fri08:47 AM
Waitakere City Fri08:47 AM
Wellington Fri08:47 AM
Whanganui Fri08:47 AM
Whangārei Fri08:47 AM