Funnily enough I was talking about this the other day. On some (extremely rough) calculations on the DXB-AKL vs DXB-SYD-AKL
DXB-AKL- 231T
DXB-SYD-AKL 225T
Like I said, rough calculations, but the 6T of fuel saved is roughly 30 minutes of flying.
Perhaps someone could give more accurate figures
And stopping off in Sydney is an excellent idea anyway, nice place to be, no need to hurry on by
