Best overlap: 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Auckland is 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in Nairobi.
Plan around 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Auckland, which is 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in Nairobi, to catch everyone during office hours. Nairobi is 9 hours behind Auckland, so common hours are scarce (about 1 hour). Lock the slot, keep it short, and follow up in writing. Don't be caught out by clock changes — Auckland observes daylight saving and Nairobi doesn't, so the offset varies by an hour through the year.
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