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New ZealandLocal time in New Zealand

Wellington local time

07 : 44 : 22 AM
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Auckland UTC+12

Wed 07:44:22 AM

Dunedin UTC+12.75

Wed 08:29:22 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 Wed 08:29 AM Dunedin
UTC+12 Wed 07:44 AM Auckland

New Zealand Date And Time Formatting

Name Pattern Local Example
Culture: en-NZ, en-US
Full Date: EEEE, d MMMM y Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Long Date: d MMMM y 16 July 2025
Medium Date: d/MM/y 16/07/2025
Short Date: d/MM/yy 16/07/25
Full Time: h:mm:ss a zzzz 7:44:22 am New Zealand Standard Time
Long Time: h:mm:ss a z 7:44:22 am NZST
Medium Time: h:mm:ss a 7:44:22 am
Short Time: h:mm a 7:44 am
Time Format: 12 Hours Format 7:44 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
Wednesday, 16 July 2025 at 7:44:22 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 Wed07:44 AM
Christchurch Wed07:44 AM
Dunedin Wed08:29 AM
Gisborne Wed07:44 AM
Hamilton Wed07:44 AM
Hastings Wed07:44 AM
Hibiscus Coast Wed07:44 AM
Invercargill Wed07:44 AM
Lower Hutt Wed07:44 AM
Napier Wed07:44 AM
Nelson Wed07:44 AM
New Plymouth Wed07:44 AM
Palmerston North Wed07:44 AM
Porirua Wed07:44 AM
Rotorua Wed07:44 AM
Tauranga Wed07:44 AM
Upper Hutt Wed07:44 AM
Waitakere City Wed07:44 AM
Wellington Wed07:44 AM
Whanganui Wed07:44 AM
Whangārei Wed07:44 AM