Waipounamu in numbers
- Coordinates
- -45.8500, 168.7670
- Region
- Southland
- Country
- New Zealand, Oceania
- Capital
- Wellington — 701 km away
What time is it in Waipounamu, Southland, New Zealand
See what time it currently is in Waipounamu, Southland, New Zealand — the time zone there is Pacific/Auckland (+13).
Waipounamu, New Zealand
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+13 · Pacific/Auckland
Local time in Waipounamu
UTC+13 · daylight saving time is active
Waipounamu keeps Pacific/Auckland clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:51 AM Solar noon 1:32 PM Sunset 8:13 PM Daylight 13 h 22 min Night 10 h 38 min Civil twilight 6:20 AM – 8:44 PM
Weather in Waipounamu right now
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Waipounamu and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 9777
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Southland
Same time zone — Pacific/Auckland
- Auckland New Zealand
Nearby places
- Wendon — 5.4 km
- Riversdale — 5.7 km
- Freshford — 7.5 km
- Longridge — 9.2 km
- Pyramid — 9.3 km
- Ardlussa — 9.8 km
Local time details for Waipounamu
Postal codes in Waipounamu number 1.
The local zone in Waipounamu is Pacific/Auckland, standing at UTC+13. Whether daylight saving applies: Yes.
The sun breaks the horizon at Waipounamu at 6:51 AM and leaves it at 8:13 PM. Daylight comes to 13 h 22 min.
Neighbouring Wendon and Riversdale keep the same hours as Waipounamu.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone value belongs to Waipounamu?
- The time zone value for Waipounamu is Pacific/Auckland, with an offset of +13.
- Does Waipounamu adjust its clocks for part of the year?
- Yes.
- I need the sunrise and sunset times for Waipounamu.
- They are 6:51 AM and 8:13 PM.