The All Blacks will arrive in Dunedin on the Tuesday morning before the October 19 test.
It has been traditional for the All Blacks to arrive on a Sunday preceding a Saturday game, and spend the whole week in the city.
But with the side having just endured a lengthy trip to first Argentina and then South Africa, team management has decided the players can spend a day or two at home before they come to Dunedin.
They have a test in Japan on November 2 and then head to Europe for another three tests, so will spend limited time in their own beds for two months until December.
Otago Rugby Football Union general manager Richard Kinley said he had no issue with the All Blacks not arriving until the Tuesday, and they had committed to the community events organised for them.
On Wednesday, October 16, 14 All Blacks will take a coaching session for 140 high school pupils at the Edgar Centre.
Two All Blacks will also fly by helicopter to Balclutha on the Wednesday for a coaching session with some year 5-8 pupils.
The Wallabies will be in Otago from the Monday before the test but will be based in Queenstown. They will stay there until they travel to Dunedin by bus on the Friday afternoon. They are scheduled to have a light training run at the stadium later that day.
The late arrival of the Australians continue the trend of overseas teams spending only a brief spell in Dunedin. France, Wales and South Africa in recent years have all stayed in Dunedin for just a couple of days before the match.
Fewer than 2000 tickets are still available for the test.
Tickets continue to sell at about 100 a day and the game is expected to be sold out, with a 29,000 capacity. Tickets are only available for the two ends. Seats, at $95 each, in the north and south stands have sold out.
The game is the third of the year between the two teams but as the All Blacks have won the previous two, the Bledisloe Cup is safely tucked away in the New Zealand Rugby Union trophy cabinet for another year.
