🇳🇿 Christchurch, New Zealand
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- New Zealand Daylight Time
- UTC+13
- Night
☀️ 06:48 · 🌙 19:46 · 12 h 58 min
Christchurch to Lae: time difference
Lae is 3 h behind Christchurch. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−3 h
Your time
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Christchurch 21:37 9:37 PM Lae 18:37 6:37 PM You –:–
21:37 9:37 PM
New Zealand Daylight Time · UTC+13
☀️ 06:48 · 🌙 19:46
18:37 6:37 PM
Papua New Guinea Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:06
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−3 h
Lae is 3 h behind Christchurch.
When you, Christchurch and Lae are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇳🇿 Christchurch
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇵🇬 Lae
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇳🇿 Christchurch | 🇵🇬 Lae |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:37 | 18:37 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | New Zealand Daylight Time | Papua New Guinea Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+13 | UTC+10 |
| Offset from Christchurch | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Auckland | Pacific/Port Moresby |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+12, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:48 | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 19:46 | 18:06 |
| Daylight | 12 h 58 min | 12 h 13 min |
| People on this clock | 380,600 | 250,948 |
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Christchurch and Lae: common questions
How far behind Christchurch is Lae?
Lae is 3 hours behind Christchurch: UTC+10 against UTC+13.
What time is it in Lae at the start of the working day in Christchurch?
The working day in Christchurch starts at 9:00 AM; in Lae it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Lae when it is 6:00 PM in Christchurch?
When it is 6:00 PM in Christchurch, it is 3:00 PM in Lae.
When is a good time to call Lae from Christchurch?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Christchurch – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Lae – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Christchurch is it still yesterday in Lae?
Before 3:00 AM in Christchurch, the date in Lae has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Lae, it is already the next day in Christchurch.
Is the time difference between Christchurch and Lae the same all year?
No. Only Christchurch switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Lae will be 2 hours behind Christchurch.
