IANA tz database · zone identifier

Pacific/Auckland

The IANA tz database identifier for New Zealand Standard Time in New Zealand. Store this string — not the abbreviation, not the offset — and your timestamps stay correct forever.

UTC+13:00Abbreviation NZDTObserves daylight saving
Time in Pacific/Auckland☾ Night
03:08:50
Friday, October 16, 2026
Offset
UTC+13:00
Abbreviation
NZDT
DST
Active

Current offset

UTC+13:00

standard UTC+12:00 · daylight UTC+13:00

Abbreviation

NZDT

the daylight-saving form

DST behaviour

Observes

changes clocks twice a year

Country

🇳🇿 New Zealand

ISO 3166: NZ · view country page →

Using this identifier

The string to put in your code.

Pacific/Auckland is the identifier to use in code and config for this region. Every modern language, database, and OS resolves it through the same tz database, so the examples here behave identically everywhere.

Avoid storing NZDT or +13:00 — abbreviations are ambiguous and fixed offsets can't follow rule changes.

// format a date in this zone
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
timeZone: 'Pacific/Auckland',
dateStyle: 'full', timeStyle: 'long'
}).format(new Date());

Offset & DST behaviour

Two offsets,
every year.

Pacific/Auckland alternates between NZST (UTC+12:00) and NZDT (UTC+13:00). Right now it is on NZDT; clocks fall back on 4 April 2027.

The year at a glance

NZST · UTC+12:00NZDT · UTC+13:0027 Sept · +1h4 Apr · −1h Jan 2026 Dec

Technical record

The database entry, in full.

source: IANA tz database · release 2026e

IdentifierPacific/Auckland
ISO country codeNZ🇳🇿 New Zealand
Reference coordinates36.87°S, 174.77°Etz database reference point
Standard offsetUTC+12:00abbreviation NZST
Daylight offsetUTC+13:00abbreviation NZDT
tzdb release2026edata current as of this IANA release

Where it applies

One of New Zealand's 2 zones.

Looking for travel-friendly info? See Auckland or New Zealand Standard Time.

🇳🇿
New Zealand

5.3M people, 2 time zones — this identifier covers one of them.

Country page →
🇳🇿 Auckland
03:08
03:08:50 · NZDT
pop. 1.5MNZST
🇳🇿 Wellington
03:08
03:08:50 · NZDT
pop. 216KNZST

Related identifiers

Nearby in the database.

Same zone group · New Zealand Standard Time

other identifiers keeping NZST

Same offset · UTC+13:00

other zones keeping this offset right now

Frequently asked questions

Answers specific to this identifier — generated from the database record. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].

What UTC offset is Pacific/Auckland?
Pacific/Auckland is currently UTC+13:00 (NZDT). It alternates between UTC+12:00 in winter and UTC+13:00 in summer.
Does Pacific/Auckland observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks fall back at the next transition on 4 April 2027, as they do twice every year.
Which country uses Pacific/Auckland?
New Zealand. It is one of 2 IANA zones covering the country.
Is Pacific/Auckland the same as NZST?
Pacific/Auckland is one of the IANA zones that keeps New Zealand Standard Time (NZST). Use Pacific/Auckland in software — NZST is a human-friendly label, not a valid identifier.

Free · Developer API

This zone, as JSON.

Its live offset, abbreviation, DST status and next clock change, plus its coordinates and country, from one endpoint.

GET /v1/timezones Live

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// this identifier, resolved live
GET /v1/timezones/Pacific/Auckland
{
"data": {
"iana": "Pacific/Auckland",
"observes_dst": true,
"country": { "code": "NZ", "name": "New Zealand" },
"current": {
"utc_offset": "+13:00",
"abbreviation": "NZDT",
…
},
…
}
}