What is NZST in HKT?

Hong Kong Time is 4 hours behind

New Zealand Time is on UTC+12:00 and Hong Kong Time is on UTC+8:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

Time in Auckland: 12:04:29 AM
Time in Hong Kong: 8:04:29 PM
Difference: −4 h
Next clock change: September 27, 2026

Convert a time

NZST — New Zealand Time

HKT — Hong Kong Time

8:00 pm

HKT, Fri, the previous day

When the difference changes

New Zealand Time and Hong Kong 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:

Now – September 27, 2026Hong Kong Time is 4 hours behind
September 27, 2026 – April 4, 2027Hong Kong Time is 5 hours behind
April 4, 2027 – September 26, 2027Hong Kong Time is 4 hours behind
September 26, 2027 – onwardsHong Kong Time is 5 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, September 27, 2026

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

Hong Kong Time

No clock changes

Hong Kong Time stays on HKT all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

NZST to HKT conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, September 26, 2026, converted from New Zealand Time to Hong Kong Time. 4 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Hong Kong, which is marked.

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

12:00 pm NZST: 8:00 am HKT
1:00 pm NZST: 9:00 am HKT
2:00 pm NZST: 10:00 am HKT
3:00 pm NZST: 11:00 am HKT
4:00 pm NZST: 12:00 pm HKT
5:00 pm NZST: 1:00 pm HKT
6:00 pm NZST: 2:00 pm HKT
7:00 pm NZST: 3:00 pm HKT
8:00 pm NZST: 4:00 pm HKT
9:00 pm NZST: 5:00 pm HKT
10:00 pm NZST: 6:00 pm HKT
11:00 pm NZST: 7:00 pm HKT

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm NZST, which is 9:00 am to 2:00 pm HKT. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.