Winter Solstice 2024 Nz Dates. The days become shorter as a result of the earth tilting away from the sun (at least in one hemisphere at a time). In new zealand, the 2024 winter solstice happens on june 21, while the northern hemisphere experiences the summer solstice.

The 2024 winter solstice — the precise moment when the sun appears farthest south in the sky — is at 4:20 a.m. After this moment, the earth begins its gradual.