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Time difference between New Zealand and Australia

Australia has multiple time zones, that reason we now list some of the most important places with their respective local times.

Actual local time in New Zealand

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Actual local time in Australia
City	Time
Canberra (?)	??:??
Sidney (New South Wales (most areas))	??:??
New South Wales (New South Wales (most areas))	??:??
Northern Territory (Northern Territory)	??:??
Queensland (Queensland (most areas))	??:??
South Australia (South Australia)	??:??
Tasmania (Tasmania)	??:??
Victoria (Victoria)	??:??
Western Australia (Western Australia (most areas))	??:??

New Zealand time changes in 2026

NZST standard time (UTC+12) takes effect on 2026-04-04 at 14:00.
NZDT daylight saving time (UTC+13) takes effect on 2026-09-26 at 14:00.

Australia time changes in 2026

AEST standard time (UTC+10) takes effect on 2026-04-04 at 16:00.
AEDT daylight saving time (UTC+11) takes effect on 2026-10-03 at 16:00.
ACST standard time (UTC+9.5) takes effect on 2026-04-04 at 16:30.
ACDT daylight saving time (UTC+10.5) takes effect on 2026-10-03 at 16:30.

If it's 12PM in New Zealand, what time is it in Australia?

When it's 12:00 PM in Wellington, New Zealand, time in Canberra, Australia is 10:00 AM.

Inverse calculation

Distance between New Zealand and Australia

City of New Zealand:
City of Australia:

Wellington, New Zealand's latitude is -41.28646 and its longitude is 174.776236. Canberra, Australia's latitude is -35.3 and its longitude is 148.12. The distance in kilometers between New Zealand and Australia is 2,409 km.

Traveling from Wellington to Canberra

By car, it would take you approximately 30.11 hours to get to Canberra, Australia driving non-stop from Wellington, New Zealand at a constant speed of 80 kilometers per hour.

By plane, it would take you approximately 4.02 hours to get to Canberra, Australia taking a direct flight from Wellington, New Zealand.