Tongaporutu in numbers
- Coordinates
- -38.8000, 174.6000
- Region
- Taranaki Region
- Country
- New Zealand, Oceania
- Capital
- Wellington — 277 km away
What time is it in Tongaporutu, Taranaki Region, New Zealand
On this page you will find the exact local time in Tongaporutu, Taranaki Region, New Zealand, in the Pacific/Auckland time zone (+13).
Tongaporutu, New Zealand
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
UTC+13 · Pacific/Auckland
Local time in Tongaporutu
UTC+13 · daylight saving time is active
Tongaporutu keeps Pacific/Auckland clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:05 AM Solar noon 1:07 PM Sunset 8:08 PM Daylight 14 h 03 min Night 9 h 57 min Civil twilight 5:36 AM – 8:37 PM
Weather in Tongaporutu right now
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Tongaporutu and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 4378 Okau — 8.6 km away
- 4350 Mokau — 11.5 km away
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 Taranaki Region
- New Plymouth 90 100
- Hawera 10 700
- Bell Block 8 260
- Waitara 7 730
- Stratford 6 430
- Vogeltown 6 140
Same time zone — Pacific/Auckland
- Auckland New Zealand
Nearby places
About the time in Tongaporutu
Neighbouring places Ahititi and Okau run on Tongaporutu time.
2 postal codes divide Tongaporutu.
Local clocks in Tongaporutu answer to Pacific/Auckland, set UTC+13 from UTC. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Daylight arrives in Tongaporutu at 6:05 AM and departs at 8:08 PM. It lasts 14 h 03 min today.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in Tongaporutu based on?
- The clock in Tongaporutu is based on Pacific/Auckland, with an offset of +13.
- Does Tongaporutu follow daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- At what time is the sun setting in Tongaporutu?
- The sun is setting at 8:08 PM.