One Direction sample Auckland nightlife

Scores of fans were camped outside the pop-up store dedicated to them in Wellington.

One Direction might be in Auckland for just a few nights, but it appears the teen heartthrobs are planning to make the most of it.

The UK group - comprising Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson - arrived at Auckland Airport yesterday but managed to slip out a back door without being seen, despite around 100 young girls lining the streets to catch a glimpse.

Some eager fans were rewarded with a quick wave as the famous five arrived at the Langham Hotel last night, and this morning the crowd of girls outside had reached hundreds prompting the need for barricades.

The lads, all aged under 20, were tailed around Auckland last night after Styles was spotted leaving the hotel around 8.30pm to meet up with a Kiwi ex-girlfriend at Grey Lynn's Gypsy Tea Room.

According to eagle-eyed fans, the pair went on to meet up with the rest of the band at Britomart bar 1885 later in the night, before returning to the hotel at around 2am.

Last week a British magazine reported Styles was planning to track down the local lady who captured his heart.

"He still carries a flame for her. It's a secret trip and the lads in the band have agreed to go too," a source told British showbiz magazine Now.

In Wellington, scores of fans lined up outside a pop-up store dedicated to them overnight. Some wore their pyjamas to ensure they were first in line when the store opened at 9am.

The British boy band, launched to super stardom by their turn on the UK version of the X Factor.

They have attracted screaming fans wherever they go, normally teenage girls, and have just completed a short Australian tour.

The group 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.

One Direction play two shows in Auckland tomorrow before flying to Wellington for a final New Zealand show on Sunday.

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

Many fans were distressed as they then saw tickets on Trade Me minutes after going on sale for up to five times their face value.

But to the relief of thousands of girls, the band last week announced a full tour of Australia and New Zealand in 2013.

The exact dates or venues of the shows have not been confirmed.

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