10 Countries that Have The Most Time Zones

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8. New Zealand

Number of Time Zones:  5

Although the main island and the territory we percept as New Zealand only uses UTC+12:00 time zone, there are 4 more time zones used by other islands which are considered as the country’s territory. The Chatham Islands, located southeast of the Main Island, use UTC+12:45. Far east from the main island, there are 3 more New Zealand territories; Tokelau, Cook Islands, and Niue. These territories use UTC+13:00, UTC−10:00 and UTC−11:00 respectively. New Zealand’s main island and the Chatham Islands use daylight saving time.

10 Countries That Have The Most Time Zones

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