Agreed. Whilst you lose a day in the US you also only have to stay up for a few hours before going to bed. Much much better for jet lag.
I mentioned this to someone who works at NZ and he said staff will have to work much harder than on the overnight version. More awake passengers. Tough.
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SFO_FT
Confirmed. NZ5 is, for several days next week, operating as NZ3 (dep LAX 1050, arr AKL 1835+1). Great having that daytime flight -- wish it were year-round.