NZST to JST Converter
New Zealand to Japan — 3-hour gap (NZST UTC+12, JST UTC+9). Japan is NZ's second-largest export market.
Time Zone Converter
Compare Times
| NZST | JST |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM NZST | 5:00 AM JST |
| 9:00 AM NZST | 6:00 AM JST |
| 10:00 AM NZST | 7:00 AM JST |
| 11:00 AM NZST | 8:00 AM JST |
| 12:00 PM NZST | 9:00 AM JST |
| 1:00 PM NZST | 10:00 AM JST |
| 2:00 PM NZST | 11:00 AM JST |
| 3:00 PM NZST | 12:00 PM JST |
| 4:00 PM NZST | 1:00 PM JST |
| 5:00 PM NZST | 2:00 PM JST |
| 6:00 PM NZST | 3:00 PM JST |
| 7:00 PM NZST | 4:00 PM JST |
| 8:00 PM NZST | 5:00 PM JST |
Common Time Conversions
EST · New York →
CST · Chicago →
MST · Denver →
PST · Los Angeles →
AKST · Anchorage →
HST · Honolulu →
UTC · Universal →
GMT · London →
IST · New Delhi →
CET · Paris →
How Time Zone Conversion Works
Time zone conversion works by comparing the UTC offset of one location to another. Every city or region is measured relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which acts as the global reference point for civil time.
JST is 3 hours behind NZST (standard time).
Daylight Saving Time: NZST observes DST; JST does not. The offset between them shifts by 1 hour twice a year — in spring and autumn — when NZST changes its clocks.
Best Meeting Times: NZST & JST
NZST
12:00–17:00
New Zealand Time
JST
09:00–14:00
Japan Time
Recommended time: 14:30 NZST / 11:30 JST
DST schedule for 2026
Current-year daylight saving start and end dates for the selected zones.
NZST · New Zealand Time
Standard offset +12:00
- Starts
- Sep 27, 2026 · 02:00 → 03:00
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- Ends
- Apr 5, 2026 · 03:00 → 02:00
- first_sunday_of_april
- Daylight time
- NZDT · +13:00
New Zealand (Pacific/Auckland) transitions between NZST (UTC+12, winter) and NZDT (UTC+13, summer). NZDT is also represented as a separate record covering the daylight-time state specifically. Chatham Islands use separate offsets (UTC+12:45 / UTC+13:45) and are not included here.
JST · Japan Time
Standard offset +09:00
Japan Time remains on a constant standard offset for the year.
Japan has not observed daylight saving time since 1951.
Principal Cities
NZST — New Zealand Time
- AucklandNew Zealand
- ChristchurchNew Zealand
- WellingtonNew Zealand
- HamiltonNew Zealand
JST — Japan Time
- TokyoJapan
- YokohamaJapan
- OsakaJapan
- NagoyaJapan
