Originally Posted by RatherGhastly

Thanks for the replies, Thai-Kiwi and evanroberts!



Well, I don't require zero risk—nothing in life ever is—but I figure the chance of misconnecting with such a long layover is less than 5%, so I am happy to take my chances. As for entering NZ, I haven't lookd into it yet, but I have an Australian passport, so I figure that getting a visa (or visa waiver) should be quite straightforward and not too expensive.



I actually haven't really looked into the possibility/convenience of heading into town from the airport. I have never been to Auckland before, as this isn't the routing I usually take, and the possibility has occurred to me, given that the PER-AKL segment will be on a separate ticket anyway, of making it a two- or three-day stopover, rather than a 15 hour layover. Then again, perhaps its simpler to just make a day-trip into town, avoiding luggage and hotel hassles, or just hang at the airport, as I am normally based in Sydney—on an eight-year stint in Italy at the moment—so I should have opportunities in the future to have a proper NZ holiday.