Best overlap: 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Auckland is 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Miami.
Auckland and Miami overlap from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM (Auckland) to the equivalent 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Miami — that's your meeting window. Miami is 16 hours behind Auckland, which leaves a narrow 2-hour window. Treat 8:00 AM in Auckland (4:00 PM in Miami) as the time and build around it. Worth a glance at the calendar — Miami is on the previous day, so align on the date as well as the time.
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