Well I've changed the middle leg to get me to HKG and then to AKL. Thanks for the idea Silver! I'm on CX451 with the new First out of NRT with a stop in Taipei. Now I need to check if I can get on CX505 non-stop. I'll be spending 2.5 days in Hong Kong before heading AKL.

All in all, a little more than a side trip now .