Australia & New Zealand Start DST

When Is the Time Change?

New Zealand: DST starts on September 26, 2021. In most locations, clocks are set forward 1 hour from 02:00 (2 am) to 03:00 (3 am), local time.

Australia: In the locations that observe the clock change, DST starts on October 3, 2021. Clocks are set forward 1 hour from 02:00 (2 am) to 03:00 (3 am), local time.

Australia clock change in detail

New Zealand clock change in detail

Australia's Clock Changes

In Australia, clocks are set forward in:

• Australian Capital Territory
• New South Wales
• South Australia
• Victoria
• Tasmania
• Norfolk Island (introduced in 2019)

On Lord Howe Island, situated in a rare half-hour time zone, clocks are set forward 30 minutes instead of one hour.

No DST in Parts of Australia

Northern and western parts of Australia do not use DST, so the clocks will not change in Queensland, the Northern Territory, or Western Australia.

The same is the case in the Australian dependencies Christmas Island and Cocos Island.

Australia's time zones

New Zealand Clock Change

All of New Zealand observes DST changes, including Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington.

DST in New Zealand starts one week earlier than in Australia.

The Chatham Islands, in New Zealand's second time zone, are 45 minutes ahead of the two main islands, so clocks there are turned from 02:45 (2:45 am) to 03:45 (3:45 am) local time. The New Zealand dependency of Tokelau does not use DST.

Samoa Scraps DST

Samoa has decided to scrap DST and will not set their clock forward on September 26, 2021.

American Samoa does not have clock changes.

Upcoming DST changes worldwide

When Does DST End Again?

DST in Australia and New Zealand ends on April 3, 2022, when clocks fall back to standard time.

In Australia, DST runs from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April. New Zealand observes DST from the last Sunday in September to the first Sunday in April.

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