Winter Solstice 2024 New Zealand. Solstices take place twice a year — whenever the earth’s axis is closest to (summer). The winter solstice marks when one hemisphere is.
New zealand’s solstice will occur at 8.51am on friday june 21, and kiwis will experience the shortest day of the year. Today, the 21 june 2024, is the winter solstice and the shortest day and longest night in new zealand.