Coordination class
easy business overlap
Australia and New Zealand have a broad overlap window today, so normal recurring meetings are low-friction. Still recheck invites around DST transition weeks.
Pair comparison
Australia vs New Zealand
Australia is 2.0 hours behind New Zealand. Their business-hour overlap is 7 hours per day.
Country comparisons use one representative IANA zone per country, current public-holiday rows, and a same-day business-hour model. Multi-zone countries still need city-level checks before travel or payroll decisions.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 4:42 PM UTC.
Australia
Reference city: Sydney
03:42GMT+11
Fri · Nov 6 · UTC+11:00
- DST shifts / 12mo
- 2
- Public holidays 2026
- 25
New Zealand
Reference city: Auckland
05:42GMT+13
Fri · Nov 6 · UTC+13:00
- DST shifts / 12mo
- 2
- Public holidays 2026
- 23
Operational read on this pair
DST drift risk
4 sampled shifts / 12mo
Both sampled reference zones shift clocks. The offset gap can still move temporarily when the countries change on different weekends.
Holiday availability
25 vs 23 listed holidays
Australia and New Zealand share 10 listed holiday dates in the selected year, so shared shutdown risk is visible before campaign or sprint planning.
Pair workflow examples
What fixed local work times become across the pair
The current offset is enough for today, but the examples below make the page useful for real recurring work: standups, reviews, and end-of-day handoffs anchored to either country. Recheck these around DST transition weeks when either sampled zone shifts.
Anchored in Australia
- morning standup: 9:00 AM in Australia is 11:00 AM in New Zealand (same day).
- midday review: 1:00 PM in Australia is 3:00 PM in New Zealand (same day).
- end-of-day handoff: 5:00 PM in Australia is 7:00 PM in New Zealand (same day).
Anchored in New Zealand
- morning standup: 9:00 AM in New Zealand is 7:00 AM in Australia (same day).
- midday review: 1:00 PM in New Zealand is 11:00 AM in Australia (same day).
- end-of-day handoff: 5:00 PM in New Zealand is 3:00 PM in Australia (same day).
Best live-use strategy
7 shared business hours is enough for normal recurring meetings, reviews, and same-day escalation, assuming neither side is on holiday.
Australia next holiday checks
Christmas Day (2026-12-25); St. Stephen's Day (2026-12-28)
New Zealand next holiday checks
Canterbury Anniversary Day (2026-11-13); Chatham Islands Anniversary Day (2026-11-30); Westland Anniversary Day (2026-11-30); Christmas Day (2026-12-25)
Business-hour overlap
Overlap window: 22:00 → 05:00 UTC · 7h per day.
24-hour overlap heatmap (UTC across the bottom)
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- Working hours (09–18 local)
- Edge hours (07–09, 18–22)
- Sleep hours (22–07)
Overlapping public holidays in 2026 (10)
- 2026-01-01Australia: New Year's Day · New Zealand: New Year's Day
- 2026-01-26Australia: Australia Day · New Zealand: Auckland Anniversary Day
- 2026-03-09Australia: Canberra Day · New Zealand: Taranaki Anniversary Day
- 2026-04-03Australia: Good Friday · New Zealand: Good Friday
- 2026-04-06Australia: Easter Monday · New Zealand: Easter Monday
- 2026-04-27Australia: Anzac Day · New Zealand: Anzac Day
- 2026-06-01Australia: Reconciliation Day · New Zealand: King's Birthday
- 2026-09-28Australia: King's Birthday · New Zealand: Canterbury (South) Anniversary Day
- 2026-12-25Australia: Christmas Day · New Zealand: Christmas Day
- 2026-12-28Australia: St. Stephen's Day · New Zealand: Boxing Day
Both teams may be off on the dates above — useful for sprint planning and launch calendars.