Best overlap: 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Auckland is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Portland.
Schedule calls for 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Auckland — your colleagues in Portland will be online from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Despite the 21-hour difference, a 7-hour overlap keeps things simple and gives both teams breathing room. Be careful with invites: Portland is on the previous day, so a Monday meeting for Auckland may land on a different day there.
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