From the first Sunday of April until the last Sunday of September, New Zealand is 22 hours ahead of the Cook Islands. During the rest of the year the time difference is 23 hours. When it's 12:30 AM CKT in Rarotonga, the time in New Zealand is either 10:30 PM NZST or 11:30 PM NZDT, depending on the time of year.
CKT = Cook Islands Time = UTC-10
NZST = New Zealand Standard Time = UTC+12 (Apr. to Sep.)
NZDT = New Zealand Daylight Saving Time = UTC+13 (Sep. to Apr.)
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The time difference between New Zealand and Rarotonga is 22 hours. Rarotonga is 22 hours behind New Zealand.
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The mainland of New Zealand is eleven hours ahead of Turkey from the last Sunday of October until the last Sunday of March, nine hours ahead from the first Sunday of April until the last Sunday of September, and ten hours ahead the rest of the year.
Because it takes almost seven (7) hours for the sun to appear to move from nz to Iran, and we set our clocks to the sun, such that "Noon" everywhere is roughly the time when the sun appears highest in the sky. If Iran and nz were the same time zone, then either the sun would not rise until 1:00 in the afternoon in Iran, or else it would not set until 1:00 in the morning in nz.
England is at (Greenwich Mean Time) GMT. New Zealand is (Greenwich Mean Time) GMT +12 hours, ie. 12 hours ahead of Greenwich, England. England is 12 hours behind New Zealand. (Daylight savings not taken into account.)
The time difference between France and New Zealand varies depending on the daylight saving time. During the standard time in France, there is an 11-hour time difference with New Zealand. However, during New Zealand's daylight saving time, the time difference is 10 hours.