Flying to Wellington is an all day event – we left on Friday night at 7pm, and arrived in Auckland at 5am Sunday morning. Saturday was passed over completely somewhere mid-Pacific Ocean, even though the flight was only about 12 hours.
We had a couple of hours at the Auckland airport to clear customs, check in for our domestic flight, and watch the sun rise.

Sunrise in Auckland - We flew the wicked looking all black plane, painted in honor of New Zealand's ALL BLACKS Rugby Team.
What? They have Dunkin’ Donuts in New Zealand but not in California!?