NZDT — New Zealand Daylight Time
NZDT is New Zealand Daylight Time, +13:00, used in Oceania. In code, use Pacific/Auckland rather than the abbreviation.
New Zealand Daylight Time · Oceania
12:15:57
Thursday, 13 August 2026
- abbreviation denotes
- +13:00
- in force right now
- NZST (UTC+12:00)
- use in code
- Pacific/Auckland
- next clock change
- 27 Sep 2026 03:00 → NZDT
Right now this zone is on NZST, not NZDT —
they are the same place at different times of year.
Use the IANA name, not the abbreviation
Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
# right: an IANA zone carries the full history of rule changes
now = datetime.now(ZoneInfo("Pacific/Auckland"))
print(now.isoformat(), now.tzname())
# wrong: an abbreviation is not resolvable, and a hard-coded offset
# silently rots the next time the rules change
# now = datetime.now(timezone(timedelta(hours=...))) # don'tNZDT questions
What does NZDT stand for?
NZDT is New Zealand Daylight Time, +13:00, used in Oceania. The IANA zone to use in code is Pacific/Auckland.
What time is it in NZDT right now?
New Zealand Daylight Time: 12:15 on Thursday (NZST).
Which IANA timezone should I use instead of NZDT?
Pacific/Auckland for New Zealand Daylight Time. Date libraries cannot resolve bare abbreviations, and an abbreviation carries no daylight-saving history, so a stored offset silently rots when a government changes the rules.
Why does my computer show NZST instead of NZDT?
Because Pacific/Auckland is currently on NZST (UTC+12:00), its daylight-saving variant. NZDT (+13:00) applies during the other half of the year. Both names refer to the same place, one hour apart.