NZ 8 then AV 2354 at San Francisco
Auckland → San Francisco → Denver
Timetable, San Francisco time
11:05NZ 8 from Auckland at the gatealso AC 6103, UA 6754, LH 7157, VS 7650
05:00AV 2354 to Denver leaves the gate
17 h 55 apart on the timetable, overnight
AV 2354 leaves 17 h 55 after NZ 8 arrives on the timetable: more than half a day, so not a connection we count.