There is no standard 8-to-6 overlap. Someone joins early or late.
A 13-hour difference puts Auckland and Edinburgh out of sync — when one team is mid-morning, the other is fast asleep. Consider rotating the inconvenience: one week Auckland takes the early call, the next week Edinburgh does.
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