Australia & New Zealand Start DST
By Sara Kornberg and Mathew Gundersen. Published 30-Aug-2023
Daylight Saving Time (DST) starts in New Zealand on September 24, 2023. In Australia, some states set their clocks forward for the DST start on October 1, 2023.
DST in Australia and New Zealand.
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When Is the Time Change?
New Zealand: DST starts on September 24, 2023. In most locations, clocks are set forward 1 hour from 02:00 (2:00 am) to 03:00 (3:00 am), local time.
Australia: In the locations that observe the clock change, DST starts on October 1, 2023. Clocks are set forward 1 hour from 02:00 (2:00 am) to 03:00 (3:00 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 (ACT)
- New South Wales (NSW)
- South Australia (SA)
- Victoria (VIC)
- Tasmania (TAZ)
- 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, and Western Australia.
The same is the case in the Australian dependencies Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
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.
No DST in Samoa or American Samoa
Samoa scrapped DST in 2021 and will remain on standard time.
Neighboring 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 7, 2024, 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.