Best overlap: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Auckland is 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM in Chennai.
Aim for 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Auckland time — that's 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM over in Chennai. Chennai is 6.5 hours behind Auckland, which gives you a solid 3-hour window. Book earlier in it and neither side is rushing. Because Auckland and Chennai don't both observe daylight saving, plan to re-check the overlap around March and November.
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