New Zealand to Lae: time difference
Lae is 3 h behind New Zealand. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇵🇬 Lae, Papua New Guinea
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- Papua New Guinea Time
- UTC+10
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:06 · 12 h 13 min
−3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
New Zealand 20:47 8:47 PM Lae 17:47 5:47 PM You –:–
20:47 8:47 PM
New Zealand Daylight Time · UTC+13
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 19:36
17:47 5:47 PM
Papua New Guinea Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:06
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−3 h
Lae is 3 h behind New Zealand.
When you, New Zealand 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
🇳🇿 New Zealand
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 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 🇵🇬 Lae |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:47 | 17:47 |
| 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 New Zealand | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Auckland | Pacific/Port Moresby |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+12, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 19:36 | 18:06 |
| Daylight | 12 h 54 min | 12 h 13 min |
| People on this clock | 5,118,700 | 250,948 |
Compare New Zealand with another city
More comparisons with New Zealand: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
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New Zealand and Lae: common questions
How many hours behind New Zealand is Lae?
The clocks in Lae are 3 hours behind those in New Zealand (UTC+10 and UTC+13).
What time is it in Lae when it is 9:00 AM in New Zealand?
When it is 9:00 AM in New Zealand, it is 6:00 AM in Lae.
If it is 6:00 PM in New Zealand, what time is it in Lae?
At 6:00 PM in New Zealand, clocks in Lae show 3:00 PM.
When do working hours in New Zealand and in Lae overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in New Zealand, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Lae.
When does the date change in Lae compared with New Zealand?
The new day starts in Lae later: until 3:00 AM in New Zealand, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 PM in Lae, New Zealand is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between New Zealand and Lae change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in New Zealand but not in Lae. From April 4, 2027, Lae will be 2 hours behind New Zealand.
