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What is NZST in GST?

Gulf Standard Time is 9 hours behind

New Zealand Time is on UTC+13:00 and Gulf Standard Time is on UTC+4:00 right now. New Zealand Time is on daylight saving, so its clocks read NZDT. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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GST — Gulf Standard Time

2:00 pm

GST, Fri

Time in Auckland
11:01:11 PM
Time in Dubai
2:01:11 PM
Difference
−9 h
Next clock change
April 4, 2027

When the difference changes

New Zealand Time and Gulf Standard Time do not change their clocks on the same dates, so the gap between them is not the same all year. Most converters show only today’s figure. These are the periods ahead:

  1. Now – April 4, 2027Gulf Standard Time is 9 hours behind
  2. April 4, 2027 – September 26, 2027Gulf Standard Time is 8 hours behind
  3. September 26, 2027 – onwardsGulf Standard Time is 9 hours behind

Periods shorter than a day are not listed. Each zone changes at its own local time, so on a date when both move there are a few hours when the gap is briefly something else.

Daylight saving

New Zealand Time

Sunday, April 4, 2027

Clocks go back one hour — 3:00 am becomes 2:00 am local time, and the zone is on NZST after that.

Gulf Standard Time

No clock changes

Gulf Standard Time stays on GST all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

NZST to GST conversion table

Every hour of Friday, November 13, 2026, converted from New Zealand Time to Gulf Standard Time. 9 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Dubai, which is marked.

12:00 am NZDT
3:00 pm GST−1 day
1:00 am NZDT
4:00 pm GST−1 day
2:00 am NZDT
5:00 pm GST−1 day
3:00 am NZDT
6:00 pm GST−1 day
4:00 am NZDT
7:00 pm GST−1 day
5:00 am NZDT
8:00 pm GST−1 day
6:00 am NZDT
9:00 pm GST−1 day
7:00 am NZDT
10:00 pm GST−1 day
8:00 am NZDT
11:00 pm GST−1 day
9:00 am NZDT
12:00 am GST
10:00 am NZDT
1:00 am GST
11:00 am NZDT
2:00 am GST
12:00 pm NZDT
3:00 am GST
1:00 pm NZDT
4:00 am GST
2:00 pm NZDT
5:00 am GST
3:00 pm NZDT
6:00 am GST
4:00 pm NZDT
7:00 am GST
5:00 pm NZDT
8:00 am GST
6:00 pm NZDT
9:00 am GST
7:00 pm NZDT
10:00 am GST
8:00 pm NZDT
11:00 am GST
9:00 pm NZDT
12:00 pm GST
10:00 pm NZDT
1:00 pm GST
11:00 pm NZDT
2:00 pm GST

Scheduling between the two

There is no overlap between a nine-to-six working day in Auckland and one in Dubai — the gap is too wide. A call has to sit early or late for one side. Early morning in Auckland is the usual compromise, since that is late afternoon or evening in Dubai.

Gulf Standard Time (GST) is used in the UAE and Oman

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