Boy band delivers at Auckland show

Fans leaving One Direction's first ever New Zealand show tell us the highs and lows of the experience.

They've plunged from the Sky Tower and sampled Auckland's nightlife but One Direction are now doing what they came to do - to sing in front of thousands of screaming girls.

The UK boy band performed their first ever show in New Zealand this afternoon, which will be followed by another concert tonight at Auckland's Trust Stadium. They will then head to Wellington to perform tomorrow night at the St James Theatre.

The boys, all aged under 20, arrived in New Zealand earlier this week and have been spotted all over the place since.

Harry Styles reportedly met with an old Kiwi flame at Grey Lynn's Gypsy Tea Room before joining the other lads at Britomart bar 1885.

Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne plunged from the Sky Tower yesterday, with Tomlinson saying "you only live once".

Many girls who had camped outside the boy's hotel ran to the Sky Tower to catch a glimpse of their idols.

The boy band has soared to fame since appearing on the UK version of X Factor, where they placed third.

The group has amassed more than 4.6 million Facebook fans and their video for the song What Makes You Beautiful has had more than 103 million YouTube hits.

They sold out 80,000 seats in just 12 minutes in the UK earlier this year and beat Adele to pick up a Brit Award for Best British Single last week. Their album Up All Night debuted in the top 10 in more than 15 countries.

In New Zealand, tickets for the bands three shows sold out in record time - 10,000 tickets in under 10 minutes.

But those that missed out this time have another chance to see the boys perform when they return to New Zealand next year.

The band has confirmed that they will return to New Zealand for three shows next October.

They will play one show at Christchurch's CSB Arena on October 3, before heading to Vector Arena in Auckland for shows on October 5 and 6. 

Tickets go on sale April 28 at 10am from Ticketek for the Christchurch show and Ticketmaster for the Auckland shows.

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