Originally Posted by
BadgerBoi
I'm happy to be corrected here, but you would not be able to get a stamp if you use Smartgate.
Go through the ordinary line - it will look long but you'll be processed quicker than you think - but be sure to ask for a stamp as you probably won't be given one otherwise. You'll still have to wait for your bags to turn up on the carousel so there's no huge advantage for you.
You can use the Smartgate and then request a stamp on your passport from the officers sitting at the control desk just behind the immigration counters.
I have received stamps at AKL and at SYD on my Oz passport.